Rural long-term care facility northwest of Kingston ready to expand
By Mike Postovit Videographer
Maple View Lodge in Athens is getting 132 additional beds as part of the provincial government’s recent funding for long-term care. Continue reading
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Long-term care home proposed for vacant lot on Peterborough’s Langton Street
By Niki Anastasakis Videographer
The vacant lot is located at 145 Langton St. and was sold to Omni Home Health Care, which owns Riverview Manor, another long-term care residence in Peterborough. Continue reading
Nursing home directors respond to long-term care memo from Nova Scotia Health Authority
The memo highlights the “serious issue and concern” that overcrowding in hospital emergency departments and ambulance offloading areas has become. Continue reading
Influenza A outbreak at Fairhaven long-term home care, Peterborough
By Niki Anastasakis Videographer
Fairhaven declared the outbreak on Wednesday morning. Continue reading
One doctor suspended, another resigns at facility where woman in vegetative state gave birth
Two doctors who cared for a woman in a vegetative state who gave birth are no longer treating patients, Hacienda HealthCare says. Continue reading
Police seek DNA from male staff after woman in vegetative state gives birth at care facility
Phoenix police will collect DNA from male employees at Hacienda HealthCare, where a 29-year-old woman in a vegetative state for years gave birth on Dec. 29. Continue reading
CEO resigns after woman in vegetative state for years gives birth at healthcare facility
Hacienda HealthCare CEO Bill Timmons has stepped down as police investigate allegations that a patient in a vegetative state gave birth to a child in Phoenix, Ariz. Continue reading
Arizona police investigate woman who allegedly gave birth while in vegetative state
Police have opened a sexual assault investigation after a patient in a vegetative state reportedly gave birth at a long-term care facility in Arizona. Continue reading
Regina Pioneer Village resident says long-term solution needed now
By Katelyn Wilson Reporter
Back in April, the Saskatchewan Health Authority moved around 94 residents from the facility after a report showed an excessive amount of mould. Continue reading
N.S. creates advisory panel to look for ways to improve long-term care
By Rebecca Lau Reporter
The panel will recommend appropriate staffing levels and skill mix, and advise on the recruitment and retention of long-term care staff. Continue reading