41 Employees will be losing their jobs at Bridgepoint Community Rehab (B.C.R.)

On November 29, 2007 therapy and clerical staff of B.C.R. were informed of the Board of Directors decision, that they would not renew their contract to provide home rehabilitation services with the Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre.

As a result of this decision, 41 employees, members of Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 550 will be losing their jobs as of March 28, 2008.

Since 2001 B.C.R. employees have been providing therapy services in the home to patients/clients in the Greater Toronto area, including East York, such as Physiotherapy, Speech Language Pathology, Social Work and Occupational Therapy.
B.C.R.'s decision not to bid on the next request for proposal (RFP) for therapy services in Toronto, will mean that these services will as of April 01, 2008 be subject to the RFP bidding process, and will ultimately be provided by a different service provider.

This change in service provider will result in the disruption and continuity of care to approximately 40,000 patients/clients visits a year.
This decision by B.C.R. will also have a major impact on the lives of the 41 B.C.R. employees, who will be losing their jobs as of March 28, 2008, and will no longer have access to health and welfare benefits, HOOPP, paid vacations, job security, etc as a result of B.C.R.'s decision to not engage in the bidding process for therapy services provided by the Toronto Central CCAC.

This will lead to the loss of experienced and long service community therapists.
The Ontario Government has mandated the provision of Home Care.

CNW Group

"Where is the government's support for its front line professional workers that provide this service in Toronto?"