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"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. …

Changes are coming to the Municipal Pension Plan that will improve post-retirement security for tens of thousands of HEU members. An agreement in principle has been reached to update the pension plan to improve fairness and equity by moving away from a …

“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 …

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit us all really hard – with more than 118,000  Canadians diagnosed with the virus, including almost 9,000 deaths, mostly in seniors’ care.   Under Dr. Bonnie Henry’s leadership, B.C. was one of the first provinces to take …