Bruce County is inviting third-party assessments of the workplace culture in its long-term care homes.
Michael McKeage, the director of health services, said increasing needs of residents and staffing shortages have placed additional pressures on the county's long term care homes -- Gateway Haven in Wiarton and Brucelea Haven in Walkerton.
The county's acting CAO, Murray Clarke, said the assessment in both homes are to measure the values, collaboration, inclusivity, clarity of goals and rewards, and the transparency of leadership.
A Ministry of Health and Long Term Care inspection last week pointed to insufficient staffing as a continued concern, which is stressing staff, and preventing the consistent provision of some services.
