LONG-TERM CARE HOMES
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Ontario plans for 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccines in all long-term care homes by Feb. 15
Ontario said Wednesday it plans to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in all nursing homes and high-risk retirement homes by Feb.…
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Ontario relaxes long-term care visiting rules, as province reports fewest COVID-19 cases since March
Ontario is relaxing visitation rules for long-term care facilities, as the province reports 102 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday —…
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Inspectors found problems at Ont. care home hit hard by COVID-19 weeks before help was ordered, documents show
The Ontario government has argued that it inherited a mess in long-term care and that the depth of the problem…
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City will have to spend $14M to keep its long-term care homes safe in case of 2nd wave of COVID-19
A report says it will cost Toronto an additional $14.3 million to maintain changes that the city has made to…
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Head of private long-term care company resigns after hundreds of deaths in Ontario homes
The president and CEO Sienna Senior Living, a private long-term care provider whose homes have seen hundreds of deaths during…
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Canadian military to help long-term care home struggling with COVID-19 in Vaughan
Members of the Canadian military will be deployed to a Vaughan long-term care home that is struggling to contain a COVID-19 outbreak, the private…
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Military must test more soldiers deployed to long-term care homes, health expert warns
Canadian troops serving in long-term care facilities are not being uniformly tested for the novel coronavirus — an omission that alarms a…
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Woodbridge long-term care home with COVID-19 outbreak sends 18 residents to hospital
A long-term care home in Woodbridge has sent 18 residents, most with COVID-19, to hospital because they needed more care…
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Ford says he’s done ‘taking bullets’ for union members who wouldn’t inspect care homes
Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that he’s sick of “taking bullets” for unionized government inspectors who, he says, refused to go…
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One of Canada’s largest long-term care operators is owned by a federal Crown corporation
One of the largest operators of seniors’ residences and long-term care homes in Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of…
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Ford speaks about ‘horrific’ military report on long-term care conditions during COVID-19 pandemic
Cockroaches, rotten food, patients with ulcers left bed-bound, staff moving from unit to unit wearing contaminated gear. Those are just some…
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Trudeau says military members saw ‘extremely troubling’ things in Ontario long-term care facilities
Soldiers serving in long-term care homes in Ontario have reported “extremely troubling” cases of alleged elder abuse to provincial authorities,…
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Ontario orders commission into long-term care after more than 1,400 COVID-19-related deaths
Ontario is launching an independent commission into the province’s long-term care system. Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton said in a statement…
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5 Canadian soldiers serving in Quebec, Ontario nursing homes test positive for COVID-19
Five Canadian soldiers have been infected with the novel coronavirus while serving in Quebec and Ontario nursing homes — four in…
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Nurse who worked at London care home is 1st RN to die of COVID-19 in Ontario
A nurse who worked at a London seniors’ facility — where multiple staff have tested positive for the coronavirus —…
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Ontario to embark on 1st phase of reopening as province fails to meet testing target
Premier Doug Ford signalled more “good news” coming Thursday as the province reported 361 new cases, a second straight day of…
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Ontario reports 399 new COVID-19 cases as number of patients on ventilators drops
Ontario confirmed 399 additional cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a 2.1 per cent jump that pushes the province’s total since…
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Ontario reports 387 new COVID-19 cases, deaths in long-term care top 1,000
Ontario reported an additional 387 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the number of patients hospitalized by the illness jumped…
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How one nursing home director’s fast actions may have saved lives
At one seniors home in the west end of Toronto, more than half the residents have tested positive for COVID-19,…
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Hospital hotline lends support to long-term care homes during COVID-19
A 24-hour hotline for long-term care homes launched before the pandemic is proving to be extra valuable now that many…
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Province reports 573 COVID-19 deaths at long-term care homes, military set to intervene
The military is set to intervene at long-term care and retirement homes across the province, where the Ontario government reported a jump…
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Doug Ford asks military to help struggling long-term care homes
The Ontario government is calling for help from the Canadian military to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus in…
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Canadá
COVID-19 in Quebec: With long-term care homes still short-staffed, premier asks Ottawa for 1,000 soldiers
Despite Premier François Legault’s assurances the situation is beginning to stabilize, health-care workers in the province’s long-term care homes say there is…
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COVID-19 in Ontario: Death toll nears 700, nurses take 3 long-term care homes to court
Three hard-hit long-term care homes will be in the spotlight today after a court order filed by the Ontario Nurses Association (ONA)…
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Long-term care home in Toronto reports 5 dead of COVID-19
A long-term care home in the northwest end of Toronto is reporting that five of its residents have now died…
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COVID-19 in Quebec: In mea culpa, Legault says he should have raised wages of long-term care workers long ago
Premier François Legault offered a candid mea culpa Friday for the “deteriorating” situation in the province’s long-term care residences, many of them crippled…
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More than 100 Armed Forces members dispatched to Quebec’s long-term care homes
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces with medical training are headed to Quebec’s long-term care homes. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
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COVID-19 deaths surpass federal projections due to outbreaks in long-term care homes, Trudeau says
The number of Canadians who have died because of the COVID-19 pandemic is now over 1,200 — more than double the…
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Ontario steps up fight against COVID-19 in long-term care homes as province confirms 494 new cases
The province says it is launching an enhanced action plan to contain outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care homes, while 494 new cases…
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Ontario scaled back comprehensive, annual inspections of nursing homes to only a handful last year
People with loved ones in long-term care homes in Ontario might assume those facilities are thoroughly inspected every year to ensure they are…
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