Are healthcare aides underused in long-term care? A cross-sectional study on continuing care facilities in Canada.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Over the last 10 years, appropriate workforce utilisation has been an important discussion among healthcare practitioners and policy-makers. The role of healthcare aides (HCAs) has also expanded to improve their utilisation. This evolving role of HCAs in Canada has prompted calls for standardised training, education and scope of practice for HCAs. The purpose of this research was to examine the differences in HCAs training and utilisation in continuing care facilities. DESIGN:From June 2014 to July 2015, we conducted a mixed-method study on HCA utilisation in continuing care. This paper presents findings gathered solely from the prospective cross-sectional survey of continuing care facilities (long-term care (LTC) and supportive living (SL)) on HCA utilisation. SETTING AND PARTI

SUBMITTER: Arain MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5736087 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature