Long Term Care Staff

• Ontario extends deadline for long-term care workers to receive COVID-19 booster

  Staff in the sector had been given until Friday to get booster shots in order to stay on the job, but the date has now been pushed back to March 14.

  Health

  Jan 27
  
• COVID-19: N.S. searches for more long-term care workers during staff shortage

  Nova Scotia is searching for continuing care assistants, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. 

  Canada

  Jan 19
  
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• Ontario long-term care sees staff absences of 20% to 30% amid COVID outbreaks

  Ontario's long-term care minister says COVID-19 outbreaks are hitting homes in almost all public health units, with staff absences of between 20 and 30 per cent in some areas.

  Health

  Jan 6
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• Ontario makes COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for long-term care workers by Nov. 15

  Phillips said 367 out of the 626 homes in Ontario have below a 90 per cent staff immunization rate. More concerning, Phillips said, was that 99 homes have a rate below 80 per cent.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2021
• Coronavirus: Montreal long-term care employee dies from COVID-19

  The man in his 40s died Thursday after battling COVID-19 in intensive care for five weeks.

  Health

  May 24, 2020