Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook

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The Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook was created to bring awareness to several health and safety issues faced in home and community care.

As each workplace is unique, there is no single training resource that will address all the hazards that may occur in daily work. This booklet will provide you with:

  • Information on common workplace hazards
  • Strategies for injury prevention
  • A checklist for self-assessment to determine the safety of a situation
  • Additional resources

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Bullying and Harassment

Bullying and incivility are significant problems in workplaces, homes, schools, and online. SafeCare BC and its members can play a role in creating safe, healthy, and civil workplaces.

Client handling

Manual client handling and other physical tasks can cause overexertion of your muscles to cause injury. Musculoskeletal injuries are sprains and strains to the muscles and surrounding tissues, which can have life-long impacts These are the leading type of injury for home and community care workers.

Dementia Care

Dementia can affect behaviour and mood - but the care for persons with dementia aims to achieve the same goals - whether at home or in long-term care - safety for the person, family, and caregivers.

Exposure to hazardous drugs and infectious diseases

Exposure to hazardous drugs and infectious diseases poses a health risk. Hazardous drugs include antineoplastics, cytotoxic drugs, certain hormone therapies, antiviral drugs, antibiotics, and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and carfentanyl.

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