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Need for Residential Care Continues to ClimbBackDemand on care facilities creates job opprtunities for well-trained health care professionals Victoria, BC - March 5, 2010 - As baby boomers begin to retire, British Columbia is faced with a growing need for residential care homes. Residential care is a service for people who can no longer live in their own homes independently. These facilities provide residents meals, personal care, and 24-hour nursing so that they can remain active members of the community, without the burden of keeping up with household chores. Residential care facilities also provide transportation, which gives residents a safe and reliable way to access community centres, grocery stores, churches, or other places within their city or town. There are currently more than 100 residential care homes in BC's Lower Mainland. These facilities can be either public or private and many are operated by hospitals. In order to properly support the growing number of elderly citizens, care homes must have appropriate staffing resources in place. Increasing staffing needs have made Licensed Practical Nurses and Resident Cares Attendants a hot commodity in the provinces job market. In most residential care homes, it is the responsibility of the Hospital Employees Union to organize staffing of LPNs, Health Care Assistants, and Activity Workers, among others.
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