{"id":13255,"date":"2020-04-27T23:57:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T03:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/?p=13255"},"modified":"2020-05-19T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T18:53:38","slug":"coronavirus-ahs-sends-staff-to-calgarys-millrise-seniors-village-to-deal-with-personnel-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/coronavirus-ahs-sends-staff-to-calgarys-millrise-seniors-village-to-deal-with-personnel-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: AHS sends staff to Calgary\u2019s Millrise Seniors Village to deal with personnel shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alberta Health Services is sending help to Millrise Seniors Village in Calgary to support the facility during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement released on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to challenges in staffing levels at the facility over the past few days, AHS is directly involved in supporting residents and staff of Millrise Seniors Village to manage the COVID-19 outbreak on site,\u201d AHS said in a statement to Global News.<\/p>\n

AHS said it took immediate action to \u201cimprove staffing, outbreak control, and infection prevention and control measures.\u201d<\/p>\n

The health authority said that over the weekend, it sent about 20 staff to the facility to help deliver care.<\/p>\n

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Ashley Homme, the general manager of Millrise Seniors Village, said the facility is \u201cmore than open and transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur focus is on protecting residents, staff and families during this pandemic,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have dedicated managers and corporate site staff.\u201d<\/p>\n

A COVID-19 outbreak was initially declared at the site on April 15, according to AHS.<\/p>\n

Since April 17, AHS said it has had a health-care manager at the facility to support day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n

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AHS said that its action at Millrise came just days after it and the United Nurses of Alberta signed an agreement to ensure that Albertans in care homes would be supported during staffing shortages.<\/p>\n

David Harrigan, director of labour relations for the United Nurses of Alberta, said that all 20 shifts were covered by staff who volunteered to work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are health-care professionals that want to do their best work,\u201d Harrigan said, \u201cnot just for the patients that they know\u2026 but their best for the citizens of Alberta.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the staffing shortage highlighted by AHS shows an agreement that protects residents was needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe parties [who signed the agreement] were wise,\u201d said Harrigan. \u201cWe weren\u2019t terribly surprised. We sort of foresaw that this could happen and that\u2019s why we reached the agreement to begin with.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 With files from Global News\u2019 Michael King<\/em><\/p>\n

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