Help with personal care can mean the difference between people living independently and giving up their homes. The demand for personal support workers is greater than ever and keeps growing in order to meet the needs of a retiring population. Make a difference every day by helping people live with independence and dignity.

In this hands-on program, students will learn to effectively support clients in their day-to-day activities, emphasizing trust, respect and individual choice: • Learn in small clinical and lab groups under the guidance of experienced faculty. • Practise monitoring and recording changes to clients’ conditions in Loyalist College’s Human Simulation Lab with manikins simulating realistic scenarios. • Learn from guest speakers about a wide variety of topics pertinent to supporting residents in long-term care and clients in their homes. • Learn how to shop for clients and provide nutritious meals on a balanced budget. • Learn and practise skills in a virtual learning environment (VLE) as an avatar. • Learning combines theory, laboratory practice and clinical placement all in the same week so students can apply what they’ve learned in a real-life setting. • Students have completed placements with Belmont Long-Term Care Facility, Moira Place, Hastings Manor, EJ McQuigge Lodge, Trent Valley Lodge Nursing Home, Pine Meadow Nursing Home, Hastings Centennial Manor, Helen Henderson Care Centre Lodge, the Victorian Order of Nurses, Canadian Red Cross, ParaMed and St. Elizabeth’s Belleville.