Ontario LTC
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Ontario issues zoning orders to push through nursing homes despite oppositionOntario has used its powers to push through the redevelopment of three long-term care homes run by a company accused of serious mismanagement during the pandemic.CanadaJun 16, 2023
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Ontario to get rid of temporary paid sick days, lift some COVID measures in LTC homesTwo senior government sources say the COVID-19 sick day program that provided three paid days off to workers during the pandemic will expire at the end of the month.HealthMar 22, 2023
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Temporary staffing agencies overcharging Ontario long term care homes: associationAdvantAge Ontario says some agencies are exploiting long-term care homes who need temporary staff.CanadaFeb 14, 2023
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Ontario looks to increase fines for LTC homes that fail to have AC in all roomsA posting to the province's regulatory registry proposes to increase the fine to a maximum of $25,000 for nursing homes that do not meet legislative requirements.CanadaFeb 3, 2023
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No interest in ‘watering down’ LTC standards: Ontario ministerThe Health Standards Organization released updated standards today, including that residents should get at least for hours of direct care every day.CanadaJan 31, 2023
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How effective is the Ontario law that allows fines for patients who refuse pre-arranged LTC beds?Several Toronto-area hospitals told Global News they had not used the controversial powers in Bill 7 to force alternative level of care patients to move, nor had they issued fines.HealthNov 21, 2022
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Ontario LTC bill passes, hospital patients who refuse to move won’t pay $1,800 per day: FordPatients who refuse to move to long-term care are expected to be charged a fee, although it's unclear how much.HealthAug 31, 2022
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Ontario passes motion to skip public hearings on long-term care legislationOntario has passed a motion to skip public hearings for legislation that would allow hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be transferred to a home without their consent.HealthAug 29, 2022
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Seniors, advocates, slam new law that could force patients to long term care homesSeniors advocate Patricia Spindel, 74, says she lives in fear of being sent to a hospital and then off to a home far from her family.CanadaAug 19, 2022
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90 Ontario long-term care homes still not fully air-conditioned, ministry saysOntario's Ministry of Long-Term Care says there are still 90 homes that are not fully air-conditioned, despite legislation that requires all homes to have it.CanadaJul 20, 2022
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