Care Aides

• Free tuition aims to fill B.C.’s health care assistant vacancies

  A new cohort of Okanagan students will start training next month and could be working in local care homes by the end of the year.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2022
  
• Coronavirus: Okanagan care aides concerned about possible COVID-19 outbreak at long-term homes

  While so far there have been no outbreaks in the Interior Health region, Okanagan care aides are nonetheless concerned.

  News

  Apr 17, 2020
  
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• B.C. Care Providers Associations files complaint over out-of-province work ‘restrictions’

  The BC Care Providers Association has filled a formal complaint against the B.C. government over rules they say are blocking out-of-province care aides from working in B.C.

  Health

  Jun 17, 2019
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• Okanagan care home offers free program to deal with severe care aide shortage

  It’s being called an emergency by the B.C. Care Providers Association (BCCPA) -- the severe shortage of care aides in the province.

  News

  May 15, 2019
• BC Care Providers Association projects 2,800 vacant jobs in senior care over five years

  Those jobs range from care-aids to registered nurses.

  Health

  Jun 26, 2018