The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

51 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,N ovem ber 22,2018 insidehalton.com ON NOW AT THE BRICK! SAVING YOU MORE For more details go instore or online @thebrick.com. BEST BUY CORRECTION NOTICE NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPERNEWSP RETRACTION FOR THE BEST BUY NOVEMBER 16th CORPORATE FLYER SanDisk Memory Cards In the November 16 flyer,er,er page 26, the SanDisk Memory Cards (Web Code: 10405224, 10513671, 12927938) were advertised with missing information. Please note the promotional price for these products is only effective for 3 days, from November 16 to November 18. WeWeW sincerely apologizapologiza epologizepologiz for anyanyan inconvenience this may have caused ourourou valued custcustcu omstomst ers.ers.er BEST BUY CORRECTION NOTICE NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPERNEWSP RETRACTION FOR THE BEST BUY NOVEMBER 16th CORPORATE FLYER Samsung 5.8 Cu. Ft. Smooth TopTopT Induction Range In the November 16 flyer,er,er page POP 1-4, the Samsung 5.8 Cu. Ft. Smooth TopTopT Induction Range included in the Samsung $6699.99 Kitchen Major Appliances Package was advertised with an incorrect Web Code, model number and saving claims. Please note that the correct Web Code for this product is 10407015 and its model number is NE58K9560WS. The valid saving claims for this product are of $129. The correct saving claims for this Samsung Kitchen Package are of $900. The product image, description and selling price are correct. WeWeW sincerely apologize for anyanyan inconvenience this may have caused our valued sincerely valued sincerely customers. Both Margaret Star's parents required person- al support workers (PSWs). She says the process she went through to se- cure quality care was aw- ful.ful.f "I had no control or say about anything," says Star, who lives in Oak- ville. "I was at the mercy of a broken system. My parents' caregivers did not always meet their standards or level of care needed. I suffered sleep- less nights and worri- some days." When her ordeal final- ly ended, Star created Ra- teMyPSW.com to put the power in the hands of families in need of carefamilies in need of caref and PSWs themselves. "The current system lacks an official public- facing registry," Star said.facing registry," Star said.f "It's tightly controlled by either the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) that assigns fami- lies whoever's available, or independent agencies with workers who may or may not meet standards and levels of care." RateMyPSW.com solves both those prob- lems, she says, by giving families a way to circum-families a way to circum-f vent the inefficiencies of the public option and the uncertainty of the agent option. The platform lets PSWs represent themselves with a personal profile to showcase their skills, ex- perience, accreditations and reviews from former clients. And it lets fami- lies research their op- tions transparently and eventually reach out to PSWs directly. "For families with im- mediate needs," says Star, "RateMyPSW alleviates the stress of finding the right PSW. And for PSWs, it eliminates the need to give their professional freedom away to the gov-freedom away to the gov-f ernment or to someone who'll take advantage of them." Star is quick to point out that her model is nothing new. "It's essentially Uber for the PSW industry,"for the PSW industry,"f she says. "And given that Ontario's 65-plus popula- tion is expected to balloon 8.9 per cent in the next 20 or so years, now's the time to set something like this up. I'm glad something positive came from the ag- ony I went through with my parents." Right now in Phase 1 of RateMyPSW's rollout, Star is offering free pro- files to certified PSWs andfiles to certified PSWs andf is aiming to register 10,000 of the estimated 100,000 working PSWs in Ontario. When Phase 2 launches, PSWs will have the option of directly con- necting with anyone who views their profile. "We want to offer fami- lies across Ontario a rea- sonable amount of choice across skill and experi- ence levels," says Star. "It will be a huge change in an industry in need of rec- ognition and transparen- cy." For more information about RateMyPSW, its mission, its progress and the investment it's at- tracted, please contact Star at RateMyPSW.com. About RateMyPSW RateMyPSW.com is a new website that con- nects families in need with qualified personal support workers who meet their requirements, and allows PSWs to take total control of their ca- reers. She hired a Canadian code writer/website builder who is also Oak- ville based - Primary Tech Bob Bublic. Star heard there were website build- ers offshore; her creation is 100 per cent Canadian. BUSINESS RATEMYPSW.COM IS PUTTING THE HOME CARE INDUSTRY ON NOTICE NEWBIZ LEARN ABOUT NEW BUSINESSES IN YOUR COMMUNITY. INSIDEHALTON.COM URL RateMyPSW.com ADDRESS 2910 South Sheridan Way, Oakville CONTACT Visit the Contact Us tab online at RateMyPSW.com SOCIAL @ratemypsw on Twitter Margaret Star's less-than-desirable experience with personal support workers (PSW) who were hired to take care of her parents led her to create a website so people can find a PSW who meets their specific needs. Pierre Gautreau/ Photo We're there When neWs happens in your community. FIND BREAKING NEWS DAILY AT INSIDEHALTON.COM