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Ontario nursing homes badly prepared for COVID-19 pandemic: auditor general
Ontario’s auditor general says long-term care homes were poorly prepared…

Ontario government to create 30 000 new beds over the next decade to improve long term care
The government is spending more than $8.3B on its plan…

Vaccinated seniors at long-term care residents still not allowed to leave their homes
Even though the majority of long-term care residents are fully…

Ontario adding and upgrading long-term care spaces across the province
The province has announced nearly a billion dollars in funding…

McMaster University gets federal funding to study COVID-19 in long-term care
McMaster University will be getting $5 million from the federal…

Ontario nursing homes losing staff to Amazon and film industry, association says
A group representing the majority of Ontario’s long-term care homes…

Ontario’s LTC minister aware of the dangers of COVID-19 before pandemic was declared
Ontario’s long-term care minister is explaining why she didn’t go…

Minister knew about Covid-19 dangers well ahead of government action
A transcript, released Sunday night, indicates Ontario’s Long-Term Care Minister…

Commissioners release Health Minister’s testimony in long term care probe
Ontario’s vaccine rollout was of interest to the commissioners who…

PSWs caring for seniors at home make less than those working in long term care
The head of an organization representing providers of home health…

Inquiry into the devastating impact of COVID-19 on long-term care homes
The commission looking into the deadly spread of the virus…

Ontario resetting its timeline for vaccinating all long term care residents for a second time
For a second time, Ontario is having to reset its…

UPDATE: Ontario fails to meets deadline for first round of long-term care home vaccination
Ontario has not completed the first round of COVID-19 vaccines…

Medical community calls for additional mental health support as one nurse died by suicide last week
As the medical community continues to mourn the loss of…

Local MPP receives disturbing letters from long term care staff about horrible conditions for residents
Hamilton’s worst long-term care COVID outbreak ended last week but…

19-year-old long-term care worker dies from COVID-19
In the past 24 hours, another 50 Ontarians have died.…

Report says speeding up Ontario vaccinations in LTC would prevent deaths, cases
Refocusing Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout to prioritize long-term care residents…

Local long term care homes continue to fail follow-up inspections
Hamilton public health inspectors are finding more infection prevention and…

Ontario plans to provide first COVID shot in all nursing homes by Feb. 15
Ontario plans to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in all nursing…

Federal NDP and Green party leaders call for more action to protect seniors in LTC
Federal leaders of the NDP and Green party attended a…