Two reports released Wednesday describe how personal support workers (PSW) and registered practical nurses (RPN) in Sudbury and northern Ontario experience higher levels of physical violence compared to the provincial average.
The reports commissioned by CUPE cover staff in Ontario’s long-term care homes.
In one investigation, more than 1,000 frontline, long-term care staff in Ontario, including those in Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Timmins and North Bay, were polled on their experiences with violence in long-term care homes.