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“Every day, there's something new in the ever-changing health care environment. I’m an activity worker in a long-term care unit that is attached to a hospital. We have direct contact with our residents, so we’re screened before and after our shifts. We …

“I’m a housekeeper in the high acuity unit. We have the best isolation rooms, so COVID patients are sent here if they don’t need to be intubated and in intensive care. With COVID patients, we were cleaning the rooms twice a day, at least six hours apart. …

“My main roll as a care aide is to help people with getting dressed, eating, using the bathroom, and laying down. We socialize a lot with the residents as well, especially right now during COVID because they don't have their family members coming in. We …

"I began working in the kitchen at my site for a few years until I switched to housekeeping. I enjoyed working as a housekeeper, but wanted a change so I recently switched to a support worker position for care aides. My job is to help the care aides at my …

“I’ve worked for 4 and a ½ years as a Dietary Aide at a long-term care centre.  I cook, prepare food and serve the food to residents. One of the things I enjoy the most about my job is when I’m free during my breaks I sit down and talk to the residents. …

“I got into this work because I was really interested in working in health care. My mom is a Care Aide as well and suggested that this would be a good way to get a sense of whether or not I want to work in this field. We never had an outbreak at our site …

“I am a Food Service Worker in a long-term care home in Fort St. John. I serve meals to residents while making sure I follow food safety procedures. Residents have started to see their loved ones in person again through scheduled visits. It makes me feel …

“Being a care aide in long-term care means we’re on the front line. We see everything that goes on with our residents, and we’re relied on because we know what they need physically and emotionally. We are the first line for medical communication. But it …

“I was one of the LPNs assigned to the COVID unit during an outbreak at the long-term care home I work at – it was a stressful time for the whole team and me. To prevent the virus’s spread, we had to make sure all the residents stayed in their rooms. But …

“My wife and I both work in health care. I’m a housekeeper at the general hospital and she’s a care aide at a seniors’ home. During the pandemic, we both had to keep working even though we were feeling nervous about contracting the virus. It feels safer …