Marguerite Blais
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Montreal long-term care homes placed under trusteeship amid investigation into allegationsThe long-term care homes will be put under trusteeship for 180 days following an administrative investigation into the situation that began in August.CanadaSep 1, 2022
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Quebec government to invest $50 million to fight elder abuseThe plan includes the creation of a prosecutor's office dedicated to dealing with cases of elder abuse and criminal negligence across the province.CanadaJun 12, 2022
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Quebec announces new alert pilot project to help find missing seniorsThe alert system informs the general public about disappearances of people and seniors with major neurocognitive disorders. The notifications will only be issued on cell phones.CanadaJun 7, 2022
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Quebec presents plan to ‘overhaul’ long-term care for seniorsQuebec's minister responsible for seniors announced a plan with 25 measures to improve long-term care, including giving seniors more power over how they want to live their life.HealthMay 5, 2022
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Quebec’s higher education and seniors ministers won’t seek re-election amid calls for resignationA pair of Quebec ministers will not seek re-election in the fall amid growing calls for their resignations from opposition parties.HealthApr 8, 2022
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Herron care home was ‘deserted,’ even after health authority took over, recordings showEmails show that the regional health authority, West Island CIUSSS said they had taken over the Herron on March 29th, 2020 and things were "under control".PoliticsApr 7, 2022
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As COVID-19 swept through Montreal long-term care home, owners called for help out of desperationThe pair of recordings from the owners of the Herron private care home, where 47 people died in spring 2020, were entered into evidence for the coroner's inquest.HealthApr 6, 2022
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COVID-19: Email reveals Quebec ministers knew earlier about Herron care home tragedyForty-seven residents of the Montreal-area private care home died during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, leading to several investigations.HealthApr 5, 2022
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Quebec drops controversial COVID-19 isolation policy in seniors residencesThe preventive isolation policy had been criticized by family members who said their relatives' health declined during the isolation period.CanadaFeb 16, 2022
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Quebec seniors minister tells inquest that care homes knew how to manage COVID-19 outbreaksMarguerite Blais testified that in March 2020 she believed the long-term care network had strong infection-control practices.CanadaJan 14, 2022
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