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Remembrance Day: Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Rita LePage reflects on her family’s legacy of service

Post - November 10, 2023

Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) co-chair Rita LePage is a full-time care giver who served in the military, retiring from her post to care ...

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How ParaMed is helping home support workers grow their careers as personal support workers

Post - November 1, 2023

Imagine being able to upskill at your own pace, at no cost to you, for a new career and be guaranteed a role upon completion. ...

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ParaMed Proud | Making a positive impact as a recruiter – Lindsay’s story

Post - October 11, 2023

Through our ParaMed Proud series, we’re living life through the eyes of our team members – learning about their career journeys and the essential roles ...

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ParaMed Proud | A passion for caring and the power of team collaboration– Amanda’s story

Post - August 30, 2023

Through our ParaMed Proud series, we’re living life through the eyes of our team members – learning about their career journeys and the essential roles ...

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Meet Stephen | ParaMed recruitment team manager, former ParaMed Personal Support Worker

Post - August 29, 2023

Early in life, Stephen always knew he wanted a job that would allow him to help others, he just wasn’t sure what form that job ...

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Turning family caregivers into advocates | Meet the co-chairs of the Patient and Family Advisory Council

Post - July 18, 2023

Rita LePage and Brenda Coulson, co-chairs of ParaMed’s Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC), have a deeply personal understanding of the needs of patients and ...

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Applauding our Care Champions: we never stop praising the members of our teams in our home care communities who go above and beyond each day

Post - April 4, 2023

We are celebrating our newest Care Champions – who were recognized for going above and beyond in the home care communities in which they serve. ...

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Extendicare women continue to lead the way to improve seniors’ care

Post - March 24, 2023

For the second year in a row, Extendicare has been named to the Globe and Mail Women Lead Here list, an annual benchmark of executive ...

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Continuous commitment to clinical excellence and high-quality care | ParaMed accredited with Exemplary Standing

Post - February 15, 2023

Working in health care can be challenging. However, it offers a career that will continue to be fulfilling each day for anyone who is driven ...

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The power of a community nurse – Pamela’s story

Post - February 2, 2023

Pamela believes that she was born to be a nurse. As a child, Pamela always took care of others around her. She brings compassion with ...

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A day in the life of a PSW – Erin’s story

Post - February 2, 2023

Meet Erin, a Personal Support Worker (PSW) at ParaMed. As a PSW, Erin believes that being compassionate about caring for people and staying flexible to ...

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Helping hands and a friendly face – Ed’s story

Post - February 2, 2023

Meet Ed, a Home Support Worker at ParaMed. After caring for his own mother, who was ill, Ed felt compelled to provide support for other ...

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Living with dementia at home, enabled by essential ParaMed supports | Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

Post - January 17, 2023

In honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Sheila, a ParaMed community caregiver with more than 30 years of experience, shared her personal and professional connection to ...

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ParaMed’s 2022 Year in Review | Strengthening Care at Home

Post - January 6, 2023

As the population ages and our hospitals struggle with capacity challenges, the thousands of patients awaiting care at home need to be better served. They ...

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ParaMed welcomes new Chief Nursing Executive

Post - October 25, 2022

Improving our patients’ experiences and enhancing the quality of care they receive is top-of-mind for everyone at ParaMed. To continue this important work, we are ...

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Recognizing PSW Day in Ontario: Meet Kathleen, a Personal Support Worker at ParaMed Toronto

Post - May 19, 2022

Today marks Personal Support Worker Day in Ontario. We celebrate and recognize the many dedicated Personal Support Workers across ParaMed who provide critical, compassionate support ...

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Meet our ParaMed Care Champions

Post - May 2, 2022

As part of our commitment to support the success of our team members and applaud them for their incredible contributions, ParaMed has established a Care ...

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Growing Together | How one ParaMed Nurse Built a Career

Post - March 30, 2022

Liz H, District Director, Toronto Central When Liz first joined ParaMed Home Health Care in Oshawa, Ontario in 1995, she was expecting it to be ...

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Marking Black History Month at ParaMed: Meet April, a Continuing Care Assistant at ParaMed’s office in Halifax

Post - February 1, 2022

April, a Continuing Care Assistant at ParaMed’s Halifax office, believes that Black History Month is a celebration of African Canadians that have achieved great things. ...

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Marking Black History Month at ParaMed: Meet Mary, a Continuing Care Assistant at ParaMed’s office in Nova Scotia

Post - February 1, 2022

Mary is a Continuing Care Assistant at our ParaMed office in Nova Scotia. For her, Black History Month provides an opportunity to understand the history ...

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Stepping up to assist those who need our support most | ParaMed continues its mobile vaccine clinic to deliver third doses to homebound patients and teachers in Kitchener-Waterloo

Post - January 14, 2022

Throughout the pandemic and long before it, ParaMed Home Health Care has played a vital role in home and community health care, connecting patients with ...

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Extendicare and ParaMed Welcome the Ontario Government’s Home Care Investments

Post - November 8, 2021

Yesterday’s Fall Economic Statement released by the Ontario government makes a number of much needed health-care investments including in home care, long-term care and mental ...

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Learn By Doing | How one RPN went from student to teacher at ParaMed Home Health Care

Post - November 5, 2021

Pamela, ParaMed Registered Practical Nurse in Toronto Since arriving in Canada, Pamela has been working at ParaMed Home Health Care – first as a nursing ...

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