Hi everyone, we have MANDT courses coming up for home share providers in Cranbrook and Creston – check out the dates and let Mike know if you’re able to attend!
CRESTON & CRANBROOK: MANDT training coming up!
Plan Institute training – Webinars!
Plan Institute has upcoming training opportunities online in these topics:
- Personal Support Network Facilitation (online course)
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning (webinar)
- Registered Disability Savings Plan (webinar)
Plan Institute adds new events and dates to their website, check it out here. You can also sign up for their newsletter! They will notify you of upcoming events.
CLBC Invitation – Home Share Consultation
Hey everyone, passing along another great piece of information received from COPCS. CLBC has issued an invitation to provide input on home share – check out the PDF! Participation is first-come, first-served.
MANDT Training Available!
Hey everyone, we have a few more spots available for home share providers and employees in our upcoming MANDT Training – see info below, contact Sue to register.
WE HEARD YOU…
Hey everyone, we have put together a summary of what you told us this past year: we wanted to let you know that WE HEARD YOU.
Here is what we did about what you told us:
Thanks helping us improve! Remember we have online compliments and complaints forms that you can use anytime. We look forward to hearing from you.
CARF – Beat Burnout
Hey all, CARF has posted 10 tips to help unpaid caregivers beat burnout – check out the article!
https://www.carf.org/family-caregiver-burnout/
WEBINAR – Dignity of risk
Hey everyone, check out the NCAPPS December webinar flyer. Feature topic is Health/Safety and Dignity of Risk. Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested!
Fire Extinguishers!
Hi 
everyone!
Not all of us have had the chance to use a fire extinguisher in real life, but these devices are important safety equipment. Using them to put out small fires can save lives!
That being said, arranging training on how to use them properly can be challenging.
So, we thought we would revive a previous post from our team (employee) website that included a training video — click here to check out the video, and please share with others!
Is there specific training you think would be helpful to have? Let us know in the comments!
CRESTON & CRANBROOK: Mandt Training reminder!
Hey everyone, here is your friendly reminder that today is the last day to sign up for MANDT training with our very own Mike Holdsworth — contact Mike for details and to sign up!
https://we.commconn.ca/?p=1826
Great News! Funding for Home Share in BC Budget
Hi everyone, we are very excited to pass along the recent news about increases to home share funding in the BC provincial budget!
Some of you may have heard about this via the Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society, who have been working to improve home share supports through the Home Share Working Group – check out the message from COPCS (below). You can read the announcement (and about CLBC’s plans to implement the upcoming funding increases) by clicking here.
Let us know what you think – leave a comment!
We are pleased to confirm Carole James (Minister of Finance) announced today that Home Share Providers across the province will be receiving an increase in the 2019 provincial budget. This is a long overdue and a well-deserved increase for Home Share Providers.We want to take this opportunity to thank our members for your assistance and valuable input. The COPCS executive has been working for the past five years to bring our members concerns to CLBC and to the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. Our concerns for shared living rates were heard and addressed in today’s budget announcement.The COPCS executive will continue to participate in the provincial Home Share Working Group to improve the Home Share Program.The full announcement from CLBC can be found at the link below:Sincerely,Executive members of the Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society
Further to this…. anyone in Victoria for this presentation? Exciting news indeed… Brian
