Continuing Care Safety Association

Continuing Care Safety Association CCSA is a trusted leader for health, safety and wellness in Albertaโ€™s continuing care sector.

The Continuing Care Safety Association (CCSA) is the safety association for the continuing care sector of Alberta, including Long Term Care (LTC) and Seniors Supportive Living (SSL). We provide health & safety training and consultation services in Alberta

๐ŸŽ™ ๐‚๐‚๐’๐€ ๐€๐†๐Œ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐˜๐š๐ซ๐จ ๐Š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐ท๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ, ๐‘‚๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ , ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐Ÿ’ก โ€œ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ...
04/24/2026

๐ŸŽ™ ๐‚๐‚๐’๐€ ๐€๐†๐Œ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐˜๐š๐ซ๐จ ๐Š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ
๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐ท๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ, ๐‘‚๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ , ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก

๐Ÿ’ก โ€œ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐žโ€

Violence and aggression continue to be leading causes of workplace injuries in continuing care. In this session, Yaro shares Carewestโ€™s realโ€‘world experience implementing a Behavioral Safety Program aimed at:
โ–ช๏ธ Identifying and assessing hazards related to resident aggression
โ–ช๏ธ Reducing the frequency and impact of reactive behaviors
โ–ช๏ธ Improving staff safety and resident quality of life
โ–ช๏ธ Partnering with residents and families to create prevention plans
This presentation offers practical insight for organizations seeking sustainable approaches to violence and aggression prevention.

๐Ÿ“… April 30, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM, virtual
๐Ÿ”— Register: link in the comments section

๐ŸŽ™ ๐‚๐‚๐’๐€ ๐€๐†๐Œ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐บ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ด๐‘™๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ...
04/23/2026

๐ŸŽ™ ๐‚๐‚๐’๐€ ๐€๐†๐Œ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ
๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›
๐บ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ด๐‘™๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘Ž

๐Ÿ’ก "๐‚๐‚๐’๐€ & ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง"
This session provides a practical overview of how the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program can be used as a proactive safety tool in longโ€‘term care environments. It will break down what COR looks like in practice, how it supports safer work processes, leadership accountability, and reporting, and why it makes business sense for employers. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how COR helps prevent injuries while supporting staff wellโ€‘being and quality of care.

A valuable session for leaders looking to strengthen safety systems through partnership and prevention.

๐Ÿ“… April 30, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM, virtual
๐Ÿ”— Register: link in the comments section

๐ŸŽ™ ๐‚๐‚๐’๐€ ๐€๐†๐Œ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐“๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ท๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ, ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ต๐‘ข๐‘ฆ ๐ผ๐‘›๐Ÿ’ก โ€œSame Sector, Different Results: Why Tw...
04/22/2026

๐ŸŽ™ ๐‚๐‚๐’๐€ ๐€๐†๐Œ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐“๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ
๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ท๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ, ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ต๐‘ข๐‘ฆ ๐ผ๐‘›

๐Ÿ’ก โ€œSame Sector, Different Results: Why Two Similar Organizations Perform Very Differently in Safetyโ€

Why do two organizations with similar resources and programs achieve very different safety results? In this caseโ€‘studyโ€‘style presentation, Tyler examines two comparable organizations through the lens of an auditor/assessor to uncover what truly drives strong safety performance. The session focuses on practical, dayโ€‘toโ€‘day differences such as:
โ–ช๏ธLeadership habits
โ–ช๏ธQuality of communication
โ–ช๏ธIssue followโ€‘up and closeโ€‘out
โ–ช๏ธWorker engagement

๐Ÿ“… April 30, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM, virtual
๐Ÿ”— Register: link in the comments section

Join the Continuing Care Safety Association (CCSA) for our 2026 Annual General Meeting, a virtual event where we will re...
04/21/2026

Join the Continuing Care Safety Association (CCSA) for our 2026 Annual General Meeting, a virtual event where we will reflect on our progress over the past year and outline our direction for the next five years.

This AGM brings together members from continuing care, seniorsโ€™ supportive living, and children and family services, along with partners and sector leaders, for an engaging morning focused on safety, leadership, and learning.

๐Ÿ—“๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ•˜ ๐Ÿ—:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ (๐Œ๐“)
๐Ÿ’ป ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ
๐Ÿ”— ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ: link in the comments

The 2026 CCSA Annual General Meeting will be guided by CCSA leadership, including Executive Director Dana Loeppky, Board Chair Tyla Lyle, and Board Finance Committee Chair Lauren Ingalls, who will lead AGM Business and share organizational and financial updates. The meeting will conclude with an education session led by James Davis, Learning & eโ€‘Learning Specialist at CCSA, focused on learning and continuous improvement in safety.

๐Ÿ’กAs per the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code, a volunteer is a worker; however, there must be a โ€œvolunteer-em...
04/20/2026

๐Ÿ’กAs per the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code, a volunteer is a worker; however, there must be a โ€œvolunteer-employer relationshipโ€ established first.

๐ŸฆบAs a worker, you come in for your scheduled shift and do the duties that are assigned to you or that shift. A volunteer is no different, essentially, a volunteer is an unpaid worker. Volunteers are performing tasks that provide benefit to the employer and therefore according to Alberta OHS are considered a worker under the Act.

As a worker they are afforded the same rights, the 3 essential rights of workers, as paid workers, they need to be trained, made aware of all the hazards for the work that they will be doing.

๐Ÿ’ž๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐คEvery day, people choose to dedicate their time and skills to help your organizatio...
04/18/2026

๐Ÿ’ž๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค
Every day, people choose to dedicate their time and skills to help your organization. While volunteer appreciation is about showing your volunteers you care about them, volunteer recognition is about acknowledging and acknowledging their achievements and the impact on your organization.
Recognizing each volunteerโ€™s contributions is more involved than thanking them for their time; it requires you and your team to understand who your volunteers are and how their actions support the collective movement.

๐Ÿšจ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ŸšจThis is your last opportunity in 2026 to become a certified ...
04/16/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿšจ

This is your last opportunity in 2026 to become a certified The Working Mind Facilitator (TWM FCT) with CCSA sponsorship. ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง.

CCSA is sponsoring the full $๐Ÿ‘,๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ for the The Working Mind Facilitator program by Opening Minds - Mental Health Commission of Canada Commission de la santรฉ mentale du Canada, helping member organizations build internal capacity to support mental health in the workplace.

โœ… To date, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐š, supported through CCSA sponsorship, are already using this training to lead meaningful conversations and bring practical mental health tools directly into their organizations.

๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ:

๐Ÿ“Œ Expression of Interest deadline: May 1, 2026
๐Ÿ“… Training dates: June 22โ€“26, 2026

If your organization is ready to strengthen mental health awareness and resilience from within, now is the time.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Apply today by scanning the QR code or clicking on the link https://forms.office.com/r/TmyYNc6nxE and help lead the change in your workplace.

โœ‹๐ˆ๐“ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐Ž๐“ ๐๐€๐‘๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‰๐Ž๐ - 82% of workplace violence and harassment injuries are caused by interactions with patients ...
04/13/2026

โœ‹๐ˆ๐“ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐Ž๐“ ๐๐€๐‘๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‰๐Ž๐ - 82% of workplace violence and harassment injuries are caused by interactions with patients and residents.

Every year, there are over 300 claims in continuing care and seniorsโ€™ supportive living sectors.

Workplace violence and harassment should never be accepted as โ€œjust part of the workโ€ - yet the data tells a different story.

โค๏ธโ€๐ŸฉนBehind every number is a worker impacted, a team affected, and care that becomes harder to deliver.

Additionally, our latest infographic highlights the reality of claims cost in continuing care and seniorsโ€™ supportive living:
โ€ข The cost of workplace violence claims has increased by 7.5% since 2022, reaching $1M to over $3.5M annually.

โŒThis isnโ€™t just a statistic - itโ€™s a call to strengthen prevention, awareness, and support for those on the frontlines.

๐Ÿ’šAt CCSA, we take a comprehensive approach to reducing injury rates and claim costs, through targeted programs, practical resources, and training, while promoting a strong culture of safety.

Ready to strengthen your program?

Connect with CCSA for training, tools, and support to help identify gaps and protect your team.

04/10/2026

๐Ÿ’ก Have you checked out our new General Health and Safety Orientation (GHSO-01) course?

We created it for you - for free - because everyone who cares for others should have access to essential safety knowledge.

Whether youโ€™re new to your role or need a refresher, it covers nine key health and safety topics to support safe, confident work practices

In the intro video, CCSA's team members and course creators guide you through the course, showing you how to navigate it and get the most out of your learning experience.

Start Strong. Stay safe. Access the course via LMS https://ccsaelearning.ca/login and Learn at your own pace!

04/08/2026

Today is National Caregiver Day in Canada, a day to recognize the millions of people who show up every day for someone they love.

In Alberta, more than one million people provide 647 million hours of unpaid care each year. Across Canada, much of the care that happens at home is supported by family members, partners, and friends.

Many caregivers are also part of the healthcare workforce, supporting others through their work and then returning home to care for someone in their own life. For many, caregiving becomes part of everyday life.

To every caregiver in Alberta, paid and unpaid, supporting a parent, partner, child, or friend, you are not alone. Today, and every day, Assisted Living Alberta thanks you.

If you or someone you know is looking for family caregiver support and resources, visit https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/Page16750.aspx for more information.

03/24/2026

๐€ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐š๐ณ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  โš ๏ธ๐ก๐š๐ณ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿค•๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.
Through practical, relatable examples: from kitchen prep and maintenance work to office ergonomics, Annie shows how injuries are the outcomes, while hazards are the true sources of harm.
๐Ÿ’กWhen we correctly identify hazards like repetitive motion, energized equipment, or poor workstation setup, weโ€™re better equipped to put effective controls in place. Watch the video to strengthen your hazard assessments and help keep everyone safer at work.

๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ€œ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎโ€ - ๐‚๐Ž๐‘ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ŸThis monthโ€™s Safety Segments edition focuses on a c...
03/16/2026

๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ€œ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎโ€ - ๐‚๐Ž๐‘ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ
This monthโ€™s Safety Segments edition focuses on a critical first step in prevention: recognizing hazards. From physical and chemical to biological and psychosocial risks, hazards can appear in everyday tasks, equipment, environments, or interactions. Before starting any task, take a moment to consider what could go wrong, how serious the consequences might be, and who can help identify potential risks

In this edition:
โ–ช๏ธ Identify the Hazards
โ–ช๏ธ Assess the Risk
โ–ช๏ธ Evaluate the document Hazards
โ–ช๏ธ Review and Monitor Hazards

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The Continuing Care Safety Association (CCSA) is the safety association for the continuing care sector of Alberta, including Long Term Care (LTC) and Seniorsโ€™ Supportive Living (SSL). We provide health & safety training and consultation services in Alberta.