Continuing Care Safety Association

10/06/2025

🧡 Honouring Truth and Reconciliation Together

Last week, our CCSA team came together for a meaningful team-building day that also deepened our understanding of Truth and Reconciliation.

We were honoured to welcome Christopher Beausoleil, Councillor from Fort McMurray First Nation, who shared valuable insights about Indigenous history, traditions, and the ongoing journey of reconciliation.

One of the most powerful moments was learning about the significance of the drum in Indigenous culture - and having the opportunity to experience it firsthand with a drum handcrafted by our colleague Jeff Smith.

This experience reminded us that reconciliation is not a single day, but a continuous commitment to learning, respect, and understanding.

We’re very grateful to Chris and Jeffrey for their inspiring presentation and for sharing their knowledge with our team. 🪶

10/04/2025

🧯 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓-𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
Fires happen fast, and the steps we take beforehand make all the difference.
Test your alarms, know how to use a fire extinguisher, and practice escape plans.
👉 Explore our Fire Prevention poster and take important steps towards a safer home and workplace.

10/02/2025

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝟏 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫.

In the CCSA’s new interactive on-demand course “𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬”, follow Mike MacDonell, Director of Health and Safety at Wood's Homes, as he navigated the team's learning from the incident in the activity: “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭".

🔗 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟏 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝟐𝟓%: only $18.00 for Members and $44.00 for Non-Members.
Explore how Wood’s Home has addressed an incident and what they learned by going through a second, more thorough investigation.

🔗 𝐋𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐌𝐒 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 and start learning from Michael’s investigation: https://ccsaelearning.ca/login
𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈: This activity includes details and discussions of a violent workplace incident.

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞:
🔹 “Peeling the Onion” - a minor kitchen injury
🔹 “Mr. John’s Issue” - resident aggression
🔹 “The Icy Patch” - repeated slips on ice
🔹 “Trash Talk” - an upset Workforce

⁉️ 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠?
Try the first activity “Peeling the Onion”, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 - and discover how even a minor injury can uncover major safety insights.:
https://continuingcaresafety.ca/ii-rca-ondemand-promo/

09/30/2025

Every child matters and every voice remembers. Today, we honor the resilience of Indigenous communities and reflect on the trauma caused by residential schools and acknowledge their lasting impact on indigenous communities. It is a time to listen, learn, and honor survivors and their families. Let's come together in gratitude, wear orange in the spirit of reconciliation, and share stories. Together, we can foster understanding & unity. 💛

Learn more on what to do today: https://ow.ly/cHgc50X32TE

09/29/2025

🍂 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 "𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐬"
As the seasons shift, both our physical and mental health face new challenges. In this month’s Safety Segment, we focus on preventing slips and falls, practicing good ergonomics, staying healthy through cold and flu season, supporting mental wellness, and preventing psychological injury. By caring for both body and mind, we can move safely and resiliently through this season of change.

Protect your body, support your mind - stay safe this season of change.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦:
🍁 Overview
🍁 Slips, Trips, and Falls
🍁 Ergonomics Matter
🍁 Cold and Flu Season
🍁 Mental Wellness
🍁 Preventing Psychological Injury

Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gu3KKyZd

09/27/2025

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬" 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!

The Working Mind is a mental health training program designed to shift how we think, feel, and act about mental health in the workplace.

Managers, supervisors, and team leads have a special role in any organization. This course gives participants the practical knowledge they need to:
🔹Support their employees’ mental health and well-being.
🔹Enable all employees to be more fully productive.
🔹Ensure the workplace climate respects and involves all employees, including those with mental health problems.
🔹Encourage employees to seek help for mental health problems.

📅 Register for Free: https://continuingcaresafety.ca/event/the-working-mind-for-managers-and-leaders-wmm-02-3/

09/26/2025

𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 - 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 “𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒃.

In our new on-demand course “𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬”, Darcie Gibb, CCSA’s Health & Safety Specialist, shares her experience investigating an incident involving a responsive resident inside a memory care ward.

In the ”𝐌𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬’ 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞” 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 (based on a real incident), learn what she uncovered, and how her findings helped her team move forward safer and stronger.
🔗 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟏 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝟐𝟓%: only $18.00 for Members and $44.00 for Non-Members.
Log in to LMS today and start learning from Darcie’s investigation: https://ccsaelearning.ca/login

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞:
🔹 “Peeling the Onion” - a minor kitchen injury
🔹“The Escalated Client” - a violent client attack
🔹“The Icy Patch” - repeated slips on ice
🔹“Trash Talk” - an upset workforce

⁉️ 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐓𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 “𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧”, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 - and discover how even a minor injury can uncover major safety insights.:
https://continuingcaresafety.ca/ii-rca-ondemand-promo/

09/15/2025

𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲"
Being aware of your surroundings is one of the simplest yet most powerful safety tools you can practice every day. Situational awareness isn’t only for emergencies - it is about staying alert, present, and mindful in any situation.
In this video, we will walk through everyday moments where awareness matters most and share practical tools to help you reduce risks and stay safe.

One of the most important things you can do is to practice situational awareness. It is not just for emergencies! It is about staying a...

09/12/2025

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 "𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲"
Change is constant in our workday, whether it’s new tasks, updated equipment, or shifting environments. Even familiar jobs can carry new risks if something has changed. That’s why it’s important to pause, check in, and communicate before starting any task. A quick moment of awareness can prevent injuries and help us make smarter, safer decisions. Let’s keep looking out for each other and plan for safety - together.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦:

▪ Overview
▪ See the Change, Stay Safe
▪ Ask Before You Act
▪ One Task, Many Ways
▪ Speak Up
▪ Alzheimer’s & Dementia

Learn More: https://continuingcaresafety.ca/home/ccsa-safety-segments/

09/05/2025

Free Virtual OHS Members Discussion Forum: "𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 / 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧"
📅 Tue, Sep 16, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtcO6tqTsrGtJ-wOcxAPQbGseO_qWpIq1D #/registration

🎙️ We are pleased to welcome Mike MacDonell, Health & Safety Director at Wood's Homes, who will share valuable insights and practical strategies to strengthen your workplace's safety culture. Don't miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and engage with your peers within the industry. Register for free today to reserve your spot!.

This Forum is brought to you in collaboration with Alberta Continuing Care Association, Alberta Seniors & Community Housing Association, CHA Alberta.

08/30/2025

Feeling overwhelmed by constant changes at work? You are not alone.
Change fatigue is real, it happens when people experience too many changes too quickly without enough support. It can lead to stress, burnout, and low morale.

The good news? It's manageable. Let's create a workplace where change feels manageable, not exhausting. Download the poster here: https://continuingcaresafety.ca/resources/combating-change-fatigue-poster/

08/23/2025

Did you know that something as simple as sneezing can cause a back injury? That sudden, jerking motion we make when we sneeze puts pressure on the core muscles, which can strain the lower and mid-back - especially if it happens often or when you’re already feeling under the weather. To protect your spine and avoid pain, it’s important to learn how to sneeze safely.

Did you know sneezing can actually cause back injuries? 😱 If you get sick often or just want to protect your spine, you NEED to learn how to sneeze safely.S...