ministry of long term care

• Nearly 100 Ontario long-term care homes haven’t installed air conditioning in all rooms

  A spokesperson for the ministry of long-term care says 529 of the province's 627 long-term care homes were fully air-conditioned as of Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jun 24
  
• Sex assault charges laid against long-term care home worker: Ottawa police

  A food services worker at the Garry J. Armstrong long-term care home in Ottawa is facing four charges of sexual assault, police said Friday.

  Crime

  Nov 5, 2021
  
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• Ottawa police investigating alleged sex abuse at city-run Garry J. Armstrong care home

  The City of Ottawa was told about an allegation of sexual abuse in one of its long-term care homes on Tuesday, prompting an investigation by police.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2021
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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
• Lennox and Addington County seeks paramedicine funding from province

  Lennox and Addington County say they will have to cancel its newly established paramedicine program if it does not receive funding from the province.

  Canada

  May 13, 2021
• Grace Villa gets added support from Hamilton Health Sciences to battle COVID-19 outbreak

  Grace Villa is the site of the city's largest, and now deadliest, COVID-19 outbreak.

  Health

  Dec 16, 2020
• Whitby nursing home sees huge spike in COVID-19 cases

  A nursing home in Whitby is dealing with more than 80 cases of COVID-19.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2020
• Regional hospital system to take over Niagara Falls LTC home after outbreak

  Niagara Health System will take over a Niagara Falls long-term care home for three months.

  Oct 29, 2020
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• Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasts long-term care homes without air conditioning

  "I'd like to get these owners who don't put air conditioning — I'd like to stick them in the room for 24 hours at 30 degree heat [and] see how they like it."

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2020
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• Ontario ombudsman launches long-term care investigation following military report

  Ontario's ombudsman is launching an investigation into the province's oversight of long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2020