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As family members may be aware, St. Patrick's Home has policies and procedures in place to ensure that staff members and volunteers meet requirements which help safeguard the well-being of the Home's residents. For example, staff members and volunteers are required to provide a current police check, to complete a Mantoux test and to be inoculated against the flu. The Home also has a policy which extends these requirements to Private Duty Care Givers who are hired privately by family members to provide one-on-one support to their loved one. The goal of this initiative is to improve protections for all of the Home's residents. The policy outlines the responsibilities of the various parties (the care giver, the employer, St. Patrick's Home). One important responsibility that St. Patrick's Home fulfills is the maintenance of a list of "preferred care givers." Family members or legally authorized substitutes are requested to contact the Home's Manager of Resident and Family Services prior to engaging the services of a Private Duty Care Provider. Upon receiving notification that a family member or legally authorized substitute would like to hire a Private Care Provider, the Manager of Resident and Family Services will provide the interested party with a Private Care Provider package, which includes a copy of the policy, a copy of the guidelines and two forms to be completed. The policy now in place is consistent with recent provincial legislation and we strongly believe that our procedures safeguard the well-being of all of the Home’s residents. |
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