Long Term Care Homes

• National LTC standards to be released later this year. Will feds commit to them?

  Experts putting finishing touches on two sets of standards to improve the lives of Canadians in long-term care are now wondering what Ottawa intends to do once they're finished.

  Health

  Aug 4
  
• COVID-19 project tracking long-term care homes halted due to lack of data

  The 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.

  Health

  Jul 28
  
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• Toronto to build new long-term care home in Scarborough for 2026

  City of Toronto officials say they have plans to build a new long-term care home in Scarborough with an expected completion timeline of 2026.

  Canada

  Jun 14
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• Chartwell Retirement Residences selling 16 Ontario long-term care homes

  Chartwell CEO Vlad Volodarski says the sale is part of the company's plan to focus on its growing retirement business.

  Canada

  Mar 31
• Hastings, Lennox and Addington Counties get LTC bed funding boost

  The counties of Hastings, and Lennox and Addington have received a boost to long-term care homes thanks to provincial funding. Ontario is building 69 new beds and upgrading 219.

  Health

  Mar 25
• Fewer Ontario long-term care home deaths during Omicron wave despite high infections

  Ontario long-term care homes, where the majority of residents have third or fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses, have been spared mass deaths during the Omicron wave.

  Health

  Feb 23
• Kelowna woman says 2-month long heating system failure at long term care home is “intolerable”

  According to the company that owns the care home, Park Place Seniors Living, the heating system failed during December's record-breaking cold temperatures.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 11
• Ontario taking cautious approach to long-term care restrictions as COVID trends improve

  The loosened visitor restrictions come after more than a month of strict rules aimed at slowing the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

  Health

  Feb 7
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• Ontario to ease COVID-19 restrictions for visitors in long-term care homes

  Starting on Monday, the number of designated caregivers per resident will increase from two to four, though only two can visit at a time.

  Health

  Feb 4
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• Canada’s new national long-term care standards released. Here’s what is different

  A draft of updated recommendations to improve care provided by nursing homes was unveiled Thursday and will now undergo a 60-day public review.

  Health

  Jan 27