PSW Personal Support Worker

PSW Regulation

The Startford Beacon Herald posted an article the other day about the difficulty of obtaining sustainable care. The article quotes a family and the CUPE Union. It later delves into bid contracting and future regulation recommendations. It’s well worth reading (direct link via Stratford at the start of this post).

Regulation Report

PSW Regulation via HPRAC

The Ontario Government will once again ask the opinion of theHPRAC, which is a ‘independent’ advisory to the Ontario Government, about PSW regulation. Last time around (2006) the HPRAC shot down any hopes of regulation. Here’s a quote from the official report:

HPRAC’s central recommendation to the Minister is that Personal Support Workers should not be regulated as a profession under the Regulated Health Professions Act. HPRAC also concludes that the closest alternate form of regulation – a Personal Support Worker Registry – should not be implemented.

For those looking to regulate the HPRAC could be a key.