LONG TERM CARE day
LTC Proud Day- why this special day
June 13 is #LTC Proud Day in Nova Scotia. This year our theme is Together We Are Long Term Care Proud. It is also National Long Term Care Day across Canada. This is a time to pause and celebrate those working in long term care and to thank them for making this vital sector their chosen career. LTC is truly a calling! It is a day to officially celebrate the expertise, dedication, meaningful relationships, connections, moments of joy, affection and care provided by staff every day in nursing homes throughout this province and nation.
Those leading this critical sector in management and on the front lines offer impressive expertise, deep compassion, strength, vigilance and strategic innovation. For several years now, our sector has handled not only a pandemic but also major weather events such as hurricanes, wild fires, floods, critical evacuations, massive snow storms and persistent staff shortages. Add to these challenges, either current or fast approaching new builds as well as ongoing recruitment and retention concerns. We are grateful to all for their devotion, resilience and commitment. The spotlight shines long term on this day. Our residents and their caregivers deserve to be recognized and saluted. These teams and their leaders have demonstrated incredible strength, compassion, ingenuity, and vigilance to ensure the best care possible is delivered to those they have the privilege to serve in their homes.
We value the collective will and unity being demonstrated for change and the strong partnerships with both the private sector as well as all orders of government. After decades of underfunding and lack of investments, transformation and reimagining LTC is on the path forward. Respectful collaborations, investments and respect will lead to continued growth and transformation. Our sector deserves nothing less. #NationalLTCDay
Together We are LTC Proud. #LTCProud!
NHNSA is proud to celebrate LTC Proud Day and we are excited that nursing homes across Nova Scotia and Canada will also be recognizing their teams and leaders. We will be communicating key messages and features about the sector through our website, Facebook page, LinkedIn and X (Twitter) accounts. We have prepare some marketing collateral for you to add your own logos to and to share through your preferred mediums- in print as posters or through social media platforms and websites leading up to and on LTC Proud Day (June 13).
JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
We also hope that you will share and support our social media posts and use any of these hashtags #LTCProudDayNS #LTCProudDay #LongtermCareProudDay. We will be excited to share your posts as well. Some of you may have ordered LTCProud t-shirts and you still have time to order the Hero bars designed especially for long term care from Peace by Chocolate.
SHARE YOUR PICTURES
Please take a few nice pictures of your team members with each other as well as with your cherished residents to tell the world about the special connections and quality care you are providing.
TO ORDER YOUR HERO BARS
One dollar from each bar sale goes towards supporting NHNSA sector initiatives. Order here!
ORDER YOUR LTC DAY T-SHIRTS
The Celebration of LTC Proud Day is June 13, 2024. A wonderful day of recognition of our empolyees and their dedication and commitment. This year, the price of shipping is included within your T-shirt price and to make the process easier you can place your order directly with Edgecomes at the link below.
https://login.commonsku.com/shop/eeced6a0-37f2-4a06-99f9-4bfecc344d95
Click on ‘Browse All Products’ then click on the image for specs and pricing. The store is set up to process credit card payments for 10 days. Once the timeline is up, Edgecombe would turn off the store and bulk enter all the orders. Typically, after you enter an order, it takes 3 weeks to arrive in hand for members. Payment ideally is a credit card or etransfer. If necessary, Edgecombes can invoice members if this creates any challenges.
For questions please contact:
Menna MacIsaac, MHsc, BA, CH
Executive Director, NHNSA
mennamacisaac@nhnsa.ca
902-497-4270
