Long Term Care Ontario
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Ontario ombudsman urges stronger enforcement of LTC rulesOntario's ombudsman says the Ministry of Long-Term Care needs to put in place clear rules for in-person inspections to prepare for a future pandemic.HealthSep 7, 2023
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Temporary staffing agencies overcharging Ontario long term care homes: associationAdvantAge Ontario says some agencies are exploiting long-term care homes who need temporary staff.CanadaFeb 14, 2023
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How effective is the Ontario law that allows fines for patients who refuse pre-arranged LTC beds?Several Toronto-area hospitals told Global News they had not used the controversial powers in Bill 7 to force alternative level of care patients to move, nor had they issued fines.HealthNov 21, 2022
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Ontario quietly changes LTC rules; visitors no longer have to mask in resident roomsLong-term care homes are one of the only places where provincial mask mandates remain, after Ontario lifted most such requirements in June.HealthOct 19, 2022
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Seniors, advocates, slam new law that could force patients to long term care homesSeniors advocate Patricia Spindel, 74, says she lives in fear of being sent to a hospital and then off to a home far from her family.CanadaAug 19, 2022
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Ontario monitoring long-term care situation as COVID-19 cases rise, minister saysPaul Calandra says the province expected cases to increase when Ontario lifted COVID public health measures, but noted rules like mandatory masks still remain in long-term care.HealthApr 1, 2022
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Ontarians face ‘unnecessary suffering and death’ without health staff pay raises: unionsOntario's opposition leaders joined union representatives to call on Premier Doug Ford to repeal Bill 124, which caps annual wage increases for the public sector at one per cent.HealthJan 6, 2022
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What will Ontario’s long-term care system look like post-pandemic?Researchers say the staffing crisis should be the immediate priority, but a long-term plan needs to involve ambitious and bold reforms, not simply tweaks.HealthDec 5, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Where is Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s plan for long-term care homes?Ontario's long-term care homes need 'an immediate rescue mission' to emancipate the residents and overworked staff, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryNov 12, 2020
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Trudeau says he’ll push premiers on ‘standardizing norms’ in long-term care homesThe lack of clear standards for long-term care homes came under fire as coronavirus ravaged residents in the first wave of the pandemic.CanadaOct 13, 2020
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