Long Term Care Homes

• COVID-19: GTA businessman’s campaign aims to feed thousands of long-term care workers

  'It's a meal of gratitude, we call it, because we're so grateful for what they're doing," said Mohamad Fakih, making meals for long-term care workers in Hamilton and Burlington.

  Health

  Mar 25
• NDP seeks House support to eliminate for-profit long term care in Canada

  The NDP is tabling a motion today that calls on the government to transition existing for-profit homes into not-for-profit operations by 2030.

  Canada

  Mar 22
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• McMaster to use $5 million in federal funding to study vaccines in long-term care

  Ottawa has awarded McMaster $5 million to study the effectiveness of vaccines on long-term care residents.

  Health

  Mar 18
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• Bingo, movie nights: COVID-19 outbreaks plummet in LTC homes as vaccines bring relief

  With greater coronavirus vaccine coverage, cases and deaths in long-term care homes are declining and some restrictions are being eased.

  Health

  Mar 5
• 91% of Saskatchewan long-term care residents receive first COVID-19 vaccine dose

  Saskatchewan health officials say 53 per cent of residents at long-term care homes in the province have now received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

  Health

  Mar 2
• N.B. Coalition for Seniors rep has ‘mixed feelings’ about new nursing home announcement

  According to the release, construction of a new nursing home in the Acadian Peninsula could begin this fall and open doors in 2023.

  Health

  Feb 26
• Residents at Saskatchewan long-term care facilities relieved to get COVID-19 vaccine

  Ninety-one of the 92 residents at Sunnyside Care Centre in Saskatoon have now received their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

  Health

  Feb 24
• First round of COVID-19 vaccination completed for long-term care residents in Peterborough area

  Residents received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

  Health

  Feb 10
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• B.C. Ombudsperson supports updating long-term care visit policy

  Jay Chalke is the latest watchdog to call on B.C. to change the policy and wants to ensure the long-term care visitation policy is implemented fairly across health authorities.

  Health

  Feb 8
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• Regina businesses donate Valentine’s Day gift baskets to long-term care home

  Peekaboo Limo with the help of other community members delivered 65 gift baskets to Regina's Luther Special Care Home just in time for Valentine's Day.

  Canada

  Feb 3