pandabear100

Hi, I meet a lot of PSWs at the diferent homes I go to. They seem to generally like homecare but I think they have it tougher than us as they are with the client longer and subject to some unreasonable demands at times. ( from what I have observed ) What troubles me regarding homecare in Ontario is the fact that there are many clients on service who actually shouldn't be and others who are pushed off service when they are the ones needing it. Too many times I have covered for someone and see an able-bodied client ( goes to work,,ect) and I am going in to change a bandage on a toe ? ( I am not talking about packing a wound ,rather a simple dry protective dressing ...) I never understand why this client gets homecare service..and yet an eighty yr old who is living alone and learing to self-administer insulin is being told they only have 5 days of service. The way CCAC applies policies is very uneven and appears subject to the whims of paricular case managers. The question of whether the client is home-bound ( as in the US ) does not even come into the question here it seems.

Hi, I'd really like it if we could get some threads started regarding issues for nurse who work in different areas of specialities in the Canadian forum. I am a Visiting nurse and would ike to hear from others what challenges they face and how they think the system should be changed. Anyone else interested ?