Home care
COVID-19 and home care
To learn how to minimize the risk of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19 at your workplace, please see the information at Community social services (residential) and COVID-19 safety.
Providing home care can present additional health and safety challenges, as most homes were never intended or designed to be workplaces. The three most common causes of work-related injuries are overexertion; slips, trips, and falls; and motor vehicle incidents. Home care workers may also be exposed to infectious diseases and violent behaviour.
Resources
Home and Community Health Worker Handbook
This handbook is written for workers in the field of home and community health care. This handbook was written to help you:
- Identify the types of activities that put you at risk of...
Make Your Home Safe for Care Workers
Developed for care agencies to hand out to clients, this information sheet outlines what clients should do to make their home safe for their care workers.
Leave When It's Unsafe
Many health care workers work alone in the community. Learn what to do if you feel threatened or unsafe.
Related videos:
Assess...
Plan Before You Drive Clients: Reduce the Risk of Workplace Violence
Driving clients to appointments can put you at risk from violent or undesirable behaviour. Safe driving of clients requires individualized assessments and a plan.This video explains some of the decisions...
Highlights
- New resource to help reduce MSIs in health care and community social services Published on: July 16, 2019