Long-term Care Home

• Montreal care home faces approved class-action over COVID deaths

  The lawsuit is seeking damages on behalf of all the people who resided in the home between April 9 and June 26, 2020, including their spouses, caregivers, and children.

  Canada

  Apr 7
  
• Nurse, 75, charged in alleged sexual assault of long-term care resident in Ontario

  Police east of Toronto have charged a 75-year-old nurse they allege sexually assaulted a resident while working at a long-term care home last fall.

  Crime

  Feb 14, 2025
  
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• People with drug addictions living in B.C. long-term care homes raises red flags

  The number of people suffering acute brain injury due to drug use that are being housed in residential care homes has risen, and this is a cause for concern in smaller facilities.

  Health

  Aug 15, 2024
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• Resident of central Ontario long-term care home died by homicide, police allege

  Police say a man who lived at a central Ontario long-term care home has died after an alleged homicide at the facility. 

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2023
• Regina city councillors work towards providing more long-term bed spaces.

  City councillors agreed to rezone a portion of the land by the Wascana Parkway to allow for the development of a long-term care facility.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2023
• Workers at Extendicare Kingston on information picket line over payroll issues

  The union representing workers says a new payroll system has affected paycheques for employees since April. Now, employees are on an information picket line.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2023
• Ground broken for new Extendicare Peterborough long-term care home

  The new Extendicare Care Peterborough in the city's north end will include 84 new beds and 172 upgraded beds by the fall of 2025. 

  Health

  Jun 13, 2023
• Hamilton PSW facing charge in sex assault probe: police

  Hamilton police say a personal support worker is being investigated following an April encounter at a residence.

  Crime

  Jun 5, 2023
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• Fundraiser hopes to furnish new Athens, Ont. long-term care facility

  A fundraiser for an expanded long term care home near Brockville, Ontario kicked off on Wednesday and has already raised a third of the goal.

  Canada

  May 25, 2023
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• Quebec hopes to recruit up to 5,000 new orderlies by end of the year

  The Province of Quebec is launching a recruitment blitz, aiming to hire up to 5,000 new orderlies, to address a growing need in long-term care homes, by the end of the year.

  Canada

  May 16, 2023