CHSLDs

• Calls for more air conditioning in CHSLDs after data shows less than 50% of rooms have one

  There are calls for more air conditioners in Quebec long-term care homes as the province grapples with a heat wave, including from one Ontario woman.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2022
  
• COVID-19 pandemic depleted staff at Laval long-term care home where 100 died, inquest hears

  The head of the regional health authority in Laval, north of Montreal, said the CHSLD Sainte-Dorothée was missing its senior staff, most of whom had been infected by COVID-19.

  Health

  Jun 15, 2021
  
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• New COVID-19 cases in Quebec drop below 700 as vaccination expands

  All residents in long-term care homes have now received a second dose of the novel coronavirus vaccine. The facilities were hard hit by the first wave of the health crisis.

  Health

  May 10, 2021
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• Vaccines offer ‘glimmer of hope’ to Quebec care homes, but life slow to return to normal

  Administrators and patients say the change in stress levels has been dramatic since residents began getting vaccinated, even if most have not yet received their second dose.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2021
• ‘Major shortcomings’ led to ‘uncontrollable repercussions’ amid COVID-19 outbreak at Herron: report

  The probe, which was launched last April, specifically investigated the quality of care offered in both public and private nursing homes in the province.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2021
• Quebec coroner postpones inquiry into COVID-19 related deaths at Herron residence until September

  Coroner Géhane Kamel is delaying public hearings on Residence Herron until September as part of a wider inquest into coronavirus-related deaths at long-term care homes.

  Health

  Feb 16, 2021
• Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade reflects on 2020

  Dominique Anglade was acclaimed leader of the Quebec Liberal Party in May. She looks back on her 2020.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2020
• ‘Roll out the red carpet’ to attract retired health-care workers in Quebec, demands opposition

  Quebec must 'roll out the red carpet' to attract retired health-care workers back into the field to help fight the pandemic, according to the Liberal Party of Quebec.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2020
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• Quebec sends ‘swat teams’ to control outbreaks of COVID-19 in 4 long-term care residences

  The emergency field teams are being sent to bring COVID-19 outbreaks in four CHSLDs under control and eliminate further spread of the virus.

  Health

  Oct 22, 2020
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• Quebec nurses’ workload in long-term care homes highlighted in FIQ report

  The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) rated the province's long-term care homes and published their findings Wednesday.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2020