Longterm Care

• ‘Risk of harm’: Ontario suspends admissions to Peterborough long-term care facility

  Inspections conducted in February and March found a number of issues including patient neglect, improper care and injuries.

  Health

  May 6, 2024
  
• Ground broken for new Extendicare Peterborough long-term care home

  The new Extendicare Care Peterborough in the city's north end will include 84 new beds and 172 upgraded beds by the fall of 2025. 

  Health

  Jun 13, 2023
  
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• Napanee-area long-term care centre receives no applicants for nursing position

  Health officials in Lennox and Addington are struggling to recruit and retain nurses. One Napanee-area home recently posted a job — and received zero replies.

  Health

  Jan 17, 2023
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• Ontario invests $4.2M to boost staffing at long-term care homes in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock

  The $4,199,774 in total funding will be distributed among more than a dozen area long-term care homes for additional staffing for direct care for residents.

  Politics

  Oct 15, 2021
• Ontario allocating 133 new long-term care spaces for new home in Cobourg

  Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini made the announcement about the new LTC spaces on Monday.

  Health

  Mar 22, 2021
• Ontario announces 224 long-term care spaces for new building at Trent University in Peterborough

  peopleCare Communities will build a long-term care home on Trent University land and partner to provide learning opportunities for nursing students.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2021
• Caressant Care McLaughlin gets management support from Lindsay hospital to fight COVID-19 outbreak

  The outbreak declared on Jan. 9 at the long-term care home has claimed the lives of 17 residents as of Feb. 22.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2021
• Havelock, Norwood and Cobourg long-term care projects receive provincial funding boost

  The province of Ontario's new funding model will mean increased funds for 74 long-term care projects.

  Health

  Nov 12, 2020
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• Trudeau says he’ll push premiers on ‘standardizing norms’ in long-term care homes

  The lack of clear standards for long-term care homes came under fire as coronavirus ravaged residents in the first wave of the pandemic.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Outbreak declared at Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough

  An employee at the Fairhaven Longterm Care tested positive for COVID-19, the facility announced Tuesday.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2020