Ontario Long Term Care Association

• Ontario long-term care workers feeling burnt out amid widespread staff shortages due to Omicron

  The CEO of the Ontario Long Term Care Association told Global News an estimated 20 to 30 per cent of staff are off work right now due to the pandemic.

  Health

  Jan 11
  
• Province offering loan guarantees for non-profit Ontario long term care development

  The Ontario government says it's setting aside $388 million in lending from Infrastructure Ontario, the Crown agency that manages infrastructure loans, for the program.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2021
  
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• Ontario long-term care minister defends COVID-19 shot policy despite calls to mandate vaccines

  Rod Phillips, minister of Long-term care, says the province's policy guidelines for the sector have been a ``great success'' so far.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2021
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• Ontario long-term care homes association calls for mandatory vaccines for all health-care workers

  The Ontario Long-Term Care Association says making vaccines mandatory would both protect residents and ensure facilities don't lose their staff to other health-care facilities.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2021
• Coronavirus: Ontario nursing homes losing staff to Amazon and film industry, association says

  The Ontario Long-Term Care Association says the staffing crisis is worsening now that other industries need people like infection prevention and control specialists.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2021
• Bingo, movie nights: COVID-19 outbreaks plummet in LTC homes as vaccines bring relief

  With greater coronavirus vaccine coverage, cases and deaths in long-term care homes are declining and some restrictions are being eased.

  Health

  Mar 5, 2021
• Coronavirus vaccine a ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for LTC homes

  Experts say there is a need for greater urgency to vaccinate residents and staff, as long-term care facilities continue to see outbreaks.

  Health

  Jan 13, 2021
• What will Ontario’s long-term care system look like post-pandemic?

  Researchers say the staffing crisis should be the immediate priority, but a long-term plan needs to involve ambitious and bold reforms, not simply tweaks.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2020
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• Some Ontario long-term care homes can’t get insurance, could be forced to close: association

  Ontario's long-term care homes are having trouble securing liability insurance for COVID-19, a situation that could force some of them to close, a group representing more than 70 per cent of the province's homes says.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2020