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	<title>A labour of love</title>
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	<description>Peel Region&#039;s long-term care workers talk about their work</description>
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		<title>Working on the night shift</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working on the night shift presents its own special challenges. As usual, time and attention solves most of the problems. Unfortunately, on the night shift, time is a scarce commodity.]]></description>
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		<title>Staffing shortages cause problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salome</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things are hectic when we have a full staff complement. But when we're short five Personal Support Workers, work can get downright frantic.]]></description>
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		<title>Bells and buzzers mark out our days</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it feels like we are tied to our pagers. They can and do go off at any time. It could be an emergency, or just someone looking for help with a daily task. Constantly responding to our pagers, the call buttons and the alarms on our floor adds quite a bit of workplace pressure.]]></description>
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		<title>My job chose me</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About our residents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What we love about our jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I think I didn't choose my job, it chose me. Despite the hassles and the pressure, working in a long-term care facility is spiritually rewarding.]]></description>
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		<title>Giving medication gets complicated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting people's medications ready is about the most complicated – and important – part of my job as a Registered Practical Nurse.]]></description>
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		<title>Clothing: we need your help</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salome</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[How families can help]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Clothing and personal items for your loved-one in an old-age home are not things people think about, and who can blame them when there's so much else going on? But it has become a big problem.]]></description>
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		<title>Gloves, masks and gowns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a whole new set of rules when we have an outbreak of sickness in one of our residences.]]></description>
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		<title>In praise of families</title>
		<link>http://www.dignityandrespect.ca/in-praise-of-families/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salome</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How families can help]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helpful family members are the best! They can make such a big difference to the lives of their loved ones.]]></description>
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		<title>Food should be enjoyable</title>
		<link>http://www.dignityandrespect.ca/food-should-be-enjoyable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feeding someone takes skill and patience – not only because we want them to enjoy their meal, but also for their own safety.]]></description>
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		<title>A typical day at work</title>
		<link>http://www.dignityandrespect.ca/a-typical-day-at-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dignityandrespect.ca/a-typical-day-at-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought I'd start telling you about my work by describing what happens in an average day. You have to be alert all the time, and it takes some specialized skills to do some of the many jobs we are called upon to perform.]]></description>
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