Canada Long-term Care
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New long-term care home standards highlight ‘time is of the essence,’ authors urgeThe standards from the panel of experts says those who work in long-term care residences must be paid more, and for governments to make sure recommendations are followed.CanadaJan 31, 2023
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COVID-19 project tracking long-term care homes halted due to lack of dataThe project run by the National Institute on Ageing launched in April 2020 and presents information about cases, outbreaks and deaths at long-term care homes.HealthJul 28, 2022
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Canada’s new national long-term care standards released. Here’s what is differentA draft of updated recommendations to improve care provided by nursing homes was unveiled Thursday and will now undergo a 60-day public review.HealthJan 27, 2022
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Many Canadians willing to pay more in taxes to fund changes to long-term care, poll findsBritish Columbians are the most willing to pay more, with three in five saying they are OK with a two-per-cent increase in personal taxes to fund long-term care.HealthJul 26, 2021
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The Canadian long-term care dilemma — where are we headed?When Barbara Heuman could only see her husband through the window of a long-term care home, she began the process of bringing him home.EconomyJul 8, 2021
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Canada’s proportion of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes top 16 other nations: studyAs of May 25, long-term care residents made up 81 per cent of all reported COVID-19 deaths in the country, compared to an average of 42 per cent among all countries studied.CanadaJun 25, 2020
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‘A failed venture’: Unifor president says Canada needs better long-term care systemJerry Dias, the president of Canada's largest private sector union, says Canada needs "a better system than we have today."HealthMay 24, 2020
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