Background Although information and communication technologies (ICT) are becoming
more common among health care providers, there is little evidence on how ICT can support …

After more than a decade of concerted effort by policy‐makers in Canada and elsewhere to
encourage older adults to age at home, there is recognition that the ageing‐in‐place …

Objective: This paper is a synthesis of research on recruitment and retention challenges for
home support workers (HSWs) in Canada. Participants: Home support workers (HSWs) …

The recent growth of the home care sector combined with societal and demographic
changes have given rise to concerns about the adequacy of the supply of family and friend …

Abstract Health Care Aides (HCAs) provide up to 80% of the direct care to older Canadians
living in long term care facilities, or in their homes. They are an understudied workforce, and …

Aim and objective The purpose of this study was to explore how nurses provide bedtime oral
hygiene care, how they decide on interventions provided, and what factors influence their …

There has been much recent discussion internationally about the emergence in modern
society of a new class of workers–the precariat–with a common consciousness based on …

There is a global need to understand how the quality of home care for persons living with
dementia is perceived by their most frequent formal caregivers, personal support workers …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the role of personal support workers
(PSWs) in health care, as well as their work conditions. Our study aimed to understand the …

Background An aging population, rise in chronic illnesses, increase in life expectancy and
shift towards care being provided at the community level are trends that are collectively …