Canadian Home Care Association

Celebrating the Success of the eiCOMPASS Project! The eiCOMPASS Project, led by the Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA), has made significant strides in enhancing palliative care across Canada. Through the SPRINT Implementation Collaborative, teams have successfully integrated the Canadian Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Competency Framework into their staff training approaches, focusing on emotional intelligence (EI) and competency-based skills. Our achievements so far: ➡️ We have increased awareness of the Competency Framework with 120,000+ impressions on social media. ➡️ Our team has developed 23 microtraining courses on Emotional Intelligence for RNs and PSWs. ➡️ We created 6 "Be Prepared" Conversation Guides for managing palliative care emergencies at home. The impact is profound: 1600 home care providers completed EI courses, with 96% intending to use their new skills in practice. Together, we're fostering a compassionate and skilled palliative care workforce. Learn more about our eiCOMPASS Project at: https://lnkd.in/gVc9Gjur

The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) has launched its Strategic Plan, setting a transformative vision for home care across Canada. Our mission is to ensure accessible, responsive home care that allows individuals to remain safely in their homes with dignity and quality of life. Our vision is an integrated, patient-centered home and community-care system that is accessible, sustainable, and evidence-informed. We are committed to four core pillars: 1. Education: Enhancing the skills of home care providers through innovative training programs. 2. Policy Influence: Shaping policy and funding decisions to prioritize home care in healthcare transformation. 3. Bridging Knowledge and Practice: Translating research into real-world applications with our SPRINT Collaboratives. 4. Collaboration: Forging strategic alliances to leverage expertise and resources. Our priority areas include advancing integrated home and community-based care, fostering a skilled workforce, and championing accessible and accountable care. Initiatives like Project ECHO and the eiCOMPASS program demonstrate our commitment to improving care quality and supporting caregivers. As we embark on this journey, we aim to make a lasting impact on the home care sector, enhancing the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of care for all Canadians. Join us in transforming home care. Together, we can achieve a patient-centered, integrated care system that meets the needs of our communities. https://lnkd.in/e4spynTm

The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) proudly presents Project ECHO, a groundbreaking initiative designed to revolutionize home and community-based care in Canada. Utilizing the innovative model from the University of New Mexico, CHCA's Project ECHO connects healthcare providers with specialists, fostering education, collaboration, and best practices dissemination. Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Project ECHO overcomes geographical, financial, and time barriers by offering virtual teleECHO sessions. These 1-hour expert-led sessions provide ongoing education, real-life case discussions, and access to evidence-informed best practices, ensuring all providers stay current with advancements in healthcare. Key benefits include: - Virtual TeleECHO Sessions: Expert-led discussions and practical case studies. - Best Practice Protocols: Tailored, evidence-informed practices. - Continuous Learning: Resources and tools available through the ECHO Hub. Project ECHO enhances provider skills, improves care quality, and achieves better patient outcomes. It fosters multidisciplinary collaboration, reduces healthcare costs, and increases provider satisfaction. Targeting key areas in home and community-based care, each ECHO Stream offers specialized knowledge and practical insights to empower healthcare providers. Join Us: Choose an ECHO Stream to enhance your skills, connect with experts, and elevate the quality of care you provide. Together, we can ensure every patient receives high-quality care, no matter where they live. https://lnkd.in/eYB5CRCH

Empowering Home Care Workers: The Impact of the G7 Declaration on Canadian Home Care The recent G7 Declaration marks a significant milestone for unregulated home care workers across Canada, bringing to the forefront their critical role in our healthcare system. Unregulated home care workers provide assistance with activities of daily living, personal care, homemaking services, and respite. Despite their invaluable contributions, they frequently encounter obstacles such as low wages, challenging working conditions, and limited support. The G7 Declaration outlines key initiatives to support and enhance the home care sector: - Developing Market Conditions that Support the Sector: Implementing socio-fiscal incentives can foster the formalization of the sector, enhance service quality, reduce undeclared work, and improve working conditions. - Promotion of Social Dialogue and Collective Bargaining Agreements: Dialogues and agreements between workers and employers often result in better working conditions, competitive wages, and benefits for workers - Work-Life Balance and Gender-Balancing: The ‘unpaid care penalty’ reflects women's lost earnings and the negative impacts on their health and work-life balance due to undistributed and unpaid care work. Recruiting more male workers will foster a gender-balanced workforce and a more economically and socially sustainable environment. Implementing these and other recommendations in the declaration can lead to substantial positive changes, addressing projected labour shortages and improving job satisfaction. Let’s build a more equitable, sustainable, and thriving home care sector. Read more about the declaration here: https://lnkd.in/e4uHDc_J

Recognizing and Elevating Domestic and Home Care Workers: A Call to Action at the G7 The domestic and home care sector plays a pivotal role in our global economy, yet it remains undervalued and underrecognized. As the G7 convenes on June 13-15, 2024, we have a unique opportunity to address the challenges faced by millions of domestic and unregulated home care workers worldwide. These workers, predominantly women, provide services ranging from personal care to household maintenance, ensuring the well-being of families and individuals. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the critical role of domestic workers, while simultaneously exposing their vulnerabilities. Labour shortages and the increasing demand for home support underscore the need for immediate action. The G7 Declaration, endorsed by the Canadian Home Care Association, outlines several key recommendations: - Ratification of ILO Domestic Care Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189): Ensuring equality of treatment and labour and social protection for domestic care workers. - Promotion of Social Dialogue and Collective Bargaining Agreements: Dialogues and agreements between workers and employers often result in better working conditions, competitive wages, and benefits for workers. - Developing Market Conditions that Support the Sector: Implementing socio-fiscal incentives can foster the formalization of the sector, enhance service quality, reduce undeclared work, and improve working conditions. - Tackling Undeclared Work: Developing robust mechanisms to monitor and enforce labour regulations. - Fair Recruitment Practices: Reducing the barriers to temporary work permits, along with fostering reciprocal pension agreements, are essential to protect workers' rights, avoid exploitation, and address labor shortages. - Work-Life Balance and Gender-Balancing: The ‘unpaid care penalty’ reflects women's lost earnings and the negative impacts on their health and work-life balance due to undistributed and unpaid care work. Recruiting more male workers will foster a gender-balanced workforce and a more economically and socially sustainable environment. As we move forward, it is imperative to recognize and acknowledge the societal and economic value of domestic and home care workers. By advocating for these initiatives, we can foster a more equitable, sustainable, and thriving sector. Call to Action: Join us in supporting the G7 Declaration and advocating for improved conditions for domestic and home care workers. Together, we can make a difference. Read more about the declaration here: https://lnkd.in/e-ZTuB2u

We're excited to share the Healthy Canadians podcast, produced by Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, which dives deep into a palliative care topics that matter to us all. Featuring well-researched and detailed conversations with health experts. The guests offer lived experience, perspective and practical advice on subjects in their fields of expertise. Check out the first in the series now!

Dealing with the complexity of providing home-based palliative care, healthcare providers often face the dual challenges of burnout and compassion fatigue. While both impact mental health and job performance, they stem from different sources. Burnout evolves over time due to work environment stress, leading to emotional exhaustion and detachment. Compassion fatigue, however, arises swiftly from the emotional toll of caring for those in distress, resulting in a rapid decline in empathy and increased emotional and physical fatigue. The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) eiCOMPASS project is introducing emotional intelligence (EI) training to equip nurses and personal support workers with skills to navigate these challenges effectively. By focusing on self-awareness, mindfulness, and strategies like the S.H.I.F.T. model, eiCOMPASS aims to empower caregivers with the resilience needed to manage stress and maintain the high-quality care their patients depend on. In a healthcare landscape where emotional well-being is as critical as clinical skill, initiatives like eiCOMPASS are not just beneficial; they're essential. By teaching home care providers how to balance empathy with emotional self-care, we're taking a vital step towards sustainable caregiving and healthier work environments. Learn more about the eiCOMPASS Project as: https://lnkd.in/gSjaJEiY

The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) has launched the eiCOMPASS project to enhance emotional intelligence (EI) among nurses and personal support workers. This initiative reinforces the essential skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to deal with the emotional challenges and demands of providing home-based palliative care. At the core of eiCOMPASS are the 14 leading home care organizations involved in our SPRINT Implementation Collaborative. These SPRINT teams are leveraging the Canadian Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Competency Framework to identify learning gaps and introduce innovative EI training courses. These courses aim to enhance the abilities of nurses and personal support workers to better handle the complexities of their demanding roles. Emphasizing the need for self-care, many of our SPRINT teams focus on training that incorporates Dr. Daniel Siegel's "River of Well-being." This concept teaches healthcare providers to maintain emotional balance, crucial for avoiding the extremes of chaos, characterized by overwhelming emotions, and rigidity, defined by numbness and inflexibility. Nurses and personal support workers are introduced to the S.H.I.F.T. model to help deal with compassion fatigue and emotional stress by Seeking alternative viewpoints, Harnessing gratitude, Identifying limiting beliefs, Focusing on the present, and Treasuring past successes. The CHCA's eiCOMPASS initiative underscores the importance of emotional intelligence in healthcare, demonstrating that supporting caregivers' emotional well-being directly contributes to improved patient care. We invite you to learn more about this innovative work at: https://lnkd.in/gSjaJEiY.

Transforming Palliative Care with EI: The eiCOMPASS Project The journey through serious illness is not just a physical challenge but an emotional voyage for patients and their families. Recognizing this, the eiCOMPASS Project is revolutionizing palliative care by integrating Emotional Intelligence (EI) training for healthcare providers. This initiative enhances interdisciplinary teamwork, facilitates meaningful conversations, supports grief and loss coping mechanisms, and promotes shared decision-making. By equipping caregivers with the skills to manage and communicate emotions effectively, eiCOMPASS is setting a new standard in patient-and family-centred care. Discover how we're making a difference: https://lnkd.in/gVc9Gjur #eiCOMPASS #EmotionalIntelligence #PalliativeCareExcellence Canadian Virtual Hospice Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) Healthcare Excellence Canada Canadian Partnership Against Cancer SE Health

The Essential Role of Emotional Intelligence in Palliative Care Emotional Intelligence (EI) has emerged as a cornerstone in providing compassionate and effective palliative care. Understanding, managing, and effectively using emotions, both our own and others', is critical in addressing the complex needs of patients and their families during challenging times. The eiCOMPASS Project, supported by the Canadian Home Care Association, is pioneering in enhancing EI among healthcare providers, ensuring that care is not only skilled but also empathetic and responsive. Learn how this initiative is transforming palliative care by fostering a deeper connection between caregivers and those they serve: https://lnkd.in/gVc9Gjur #PalliativeCare #EmotionalIntelligence #HealthcareInnovation