Merrilee Fullerton

• Ontario LTC minister says she didn’t go public with COVID-19 concerns because she’s no expert

  'You were ahead of the chief medical officer of health in many respects, from your notes anyway,' John Callaghan, the commission lawyer questioning Fullerton, told her.

  Health

  Mar 1
• Deadline for written public submissions to Ontario’s long-term care commission on Tuesday

  Tuesday is the deadline for written submissions from the public to the commission examining the devastating impact of COVID-19 on long-term care homes.

  Health

  Feb 16
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• Coronavirus: Ontario government rejects long-term care commissioners’ appeal for more inquiry time

  In a letter from commissioners, they noted delays in receiving government information relevant to the inquiry and the large amounts of data being collected.

  Health

  Jan 4
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• Coronavirus: Critics say Bill 218 will shield Ontario long-term care homes from lawsuits

  “It’s just not fair, not fair to families. We need to have answers and accountability."

  Health

  Nov 16, 2020
• Public health recommends voluntary visitor restrictions at Hamilton LTCs

  Hamilton is suggesting long-term care homes restrict visitors beyond current provincial guidelines.

  Health

  Nov 3, 2020
• Ontario long-term care commission provides government recommendations for 2nd wave in homes

  The report found that in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, 55 per cent of long-term care homes in the province reported an outbreak, while 75 per cent of all deaths were represented by long-term care residents.

  Health

  Oct 23, 2020
• Rules loosened to visit Ontario long-term care homes starting July 22

  Indoor visits, which are currently limited to essential workers and families of palliative patients, will be permitted as of July 22, with a two-person limit.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2020
• Ontario NDP leader calls for long-term care minister’s resignation after disturbing report

  "In over 20 years of political service, I have never been so outraged, so disgusted, so saddened and so horrified by what I learned today," Andrea Horwath said.

  Canada

  May 26, 2020
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• Ban non-essential visits to long-term care homes during coronavirus pandemic: Ontario chief medical officer

  "Today, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, issued a memo to the LTC sector strongly recommending that homes only allow essential visitors to enter."

  Health

  Mar 14, 2020
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• New long-term care home to be built on Hamilton mountain, province announces

  Hamilton will be getting nearly 450 new long-term care beds, with roughly one-third of those beds located at a brand-new long-term care facility on the mountain.

  Sep 10, 2019