Long Term Care Homes
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Ontario family receives massive hospital bill as part of LTC law, refuses to payAn Ontario woman has received an $8,400 bill from a Windsor hospital after she refused to put her mother in a nursing home she hated – she says she has no intention of paying it.HealthMay 9
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2 Ontario LTC homes closing in part due to requirement for sprinkler systemThere's no doubt that fire safety is important, but losing long-term care spaces at a time of such critical need doesn't make sense, said Lisa Sharp.CanadaMay 3
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Ontario may not meet LTC direct care target due to staff shortages: documentThere is a "systemic shortage of nurses" across all sectors, according to a briefing document for Long-Term Care Minister Stan Cho when he took over the file in September.HealthApr 16
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Ontario won’t divulge fines for hospital patients refusing LTC transfersOntario is refusing to divulge the amount of money that seven patients have been fined for refusing transfers from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing.PoliticsApr 11
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‘I’m not paying it’: Ontario family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTCCampeau chose neither – the family has been racking up a monster bill since March 11 that remains unpaid while her mother has stayed on at a Windsor, Ont., hospital.HealthApr 10
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Cultural LTC admissions drying up in Ontario due to new priority rulesVilla Colombo's programming is done in Italian, and many of the new residents don't speak Italian or even English, said executive director Lisa Alcia.HealthApr 4
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Ontario hospitals, LTC homes spent nearly $1B on agency staff last yearHospitals and long-term care homes spent nearly $1 billion last year to fill shifts with nurses and personal support workers from private staffing agencies.HealthMar 25
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Are current cooling standards in long-term care enough? Advocates say noSeniors' advocates are raising concerns about a lack of federal funding and clear and consistent mandates needed to keep residents in long-term care homes cool this summer.CanadaJul 7, 2023
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6 new long-term care homes slated to open in Halifax in 2025Construction is starting on six new long-term care homes, which are scheduled to open in the Halifax area in 2025. They will provide living spaces for more that 700 seniors.CanadaMay 17, 2023
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No fines issued by hospitals under Ontario’s new long-term care law: province, OHANo one has been fined in Ontario so far under a new law that can require patients to pay a daily $400 penalty if they refuse to move from a hospital to a long-term care home.HealthApr 24, 2023
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