Supplemental PSW staffing

Fill PSW Staffing
Gaps Faster

When a shift becomes uncovered, FastPSW helps care organizations connect with available, qualified PSWs for supplemental staffing.

  • Sick calls
  • Last-minute cancellations
  • Weekend coverage
  • Overnight shifts
  • New-client coverage
  • Hard-to-fill schedules

Designed for home-care agencies, long-term care, retirement homes and other care organizations.

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  • Qualified PSWs
  • Flexible coverage
  • Support when you need it
  • Easy-to-use platform
Our focus

Staffing Support Built for Care Organizations

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Home Care Agencies

Help manage uncovered visits, employee absences, new-client schedules and temporary staffing shortages.

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Long-Term Care Homes

Access supplemental PSW staffing when additional coverage is needed.

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Retirement Homes

Support staffing needs across daytime, evening, overnight and weekend schedules.

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Community & Healthcare Organizations

A flexible staffing option for organizations requiring qualified personal support workers.

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The challenge

A PSW Calls In.
A Shift Still Needs Coverage.

Care organizations can face unexpected staffing gaps because of:

  • Sick calls
  • Last-minute cancellations
  • Employee shortages
  • Vacation coverage
  • Weekend and holiday schedules
  • Overnight shifts
  • New-client requests
  • Increased care needs
  • Hard-to-fill locations

Your clients still need care.

FastPSW is being designed to make supplemental staffing requests simpler and faster.

Simple and effective

From Staffing Gap to Coverage

1

Post a Staffing Request

  • Date
  • Shift time
  • Location
  • Service requirements
  • Required qualifications
  • Driving requirements
2

FastPSW Identifies Suitable PSWs

  • Availability
  • Qualifications
  • Credentials
  • Location & travel distance
  • Driving eligibility
  • Service requirements
3

PSWs Receive the Opportunity

  • Eligible workers review shift details
  • Indicate availability or acceptance
4

Get Coverage Confirmation

  • Monitor request status
  • See confirmed worker information when coverage is arranged

Request Staffing

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Your workforce. Your clients.

Additional Support When You Need It

FastPSW is intended to supplement your existing workforce when additional PSW coverage is required. Your organization continues managing its clients, operations and regular employees. FastPSW provides another staffing channel for selected uncovered or difficult-to-fill shifts.

Flexible staffing

Coverage for Different Staffing Situations

Urgent Coverage

For unexpected absences and last-minute staffing gaps.

Scheduled Coverage

Request supplemental staffing for future shifts.

Weekend & Holiday

Additional staffing options for traditionally difficult schedules.

Evening & Overnight

Support for shifts that may be harder to cover internally.

New Client Coverage

Help while an organization arranges permanent staffing.

Short-Term Staffing

Supplement existing teams during temporary staffing shortages.

FastPSW Example preview
Staffing Requests New Request
All (8) Open (3) Confirmed (4) Completed (12)
Date Shift time Location Type Status Assigned PSW
Oct 10, 2026 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Mississauga Urgent Confirmed Amira K.
Oct 11, 2026 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM Toronto Urgent Open β€”
Oct 12, 2026 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM Oakville Overnight Confirmed Daniel L.
Oct 12, 2026 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM Burlington Scheduled Pending Hassan M.

Sample screen only. Counts and names are not live staffing data.

Organization dashboard

Manage Staffing Requests in One Place

Create requests, track status, see confirmed workers, and manage your staffing needs through a simple dashboard.

  • Open requests and upcoming shifts
  • Coverage status and assigned PSWs
  • Request history and reporting

Register Your Organization

Matching

Find workers who match your requirements

FastPSW can support eligibility and credential matching using the requirements recorded on the platform. FastPSW does not claim that every PSW is fully verified before they appear.

  • PSW credentials
  • Background / vulnerable sector requirements
  • CPR / First Aid
  • Experience
  • Driving eligibility
  • Availability
  • Service requirements
  • Location and travel distance
Why organizations use it

Built around real staffing challenges

Fast request creation

Create staffing requests quickly.

Smarter matching

Identify PSWs matching shift requirements.

Local availability

Prioritize relevant available workers.

Urgent and scheduled

Support immediate and future staffing needs.

Centralized management

Track requests from one dashboard.

Supplemental workforce

Add another staffing channel without replacing your existing team.

Are you a personal support worker?

More opportunities. More flexibility.

FastPSW helps eligible PSWs discover available work opportunities from participating care organizations.

Join FastPSW as a PSW

  • Flexible opportunities
  • Choose suitable shifts
  • See relevant job information
  • Build work experience
  • Manage availability
  • Work with participating organizations

Need additional PSW coverage?

Whether you are dealing with an unexpected absence or planning upcoming coverage, FastPSW provides another way to reach available PSWs. Coverage is subject to worker availability.