Quebec long-term care

• Coronavirus: ‘SWAT team’ investigating deadly COVID-19 outbreak in Gatineau care home

  A fifth person has died in connection with a deadly coronavirus outbreak at CHSLD Lionel-Émond, according to the latest COVID-19 update from the Quebec government.

  Health

  Mar 9
• Coronavirus: Refugee advocates criticize Canada’s decision to resume deportations during pandemic

  The Canada Border Services Agency confirmed it resumed deportations as of Nov. 30, after halting most removals in March due to the pandemic.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2020
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• Worried families stage protest outside Maimonides over COVID-19 outbreak

  Families of residents at the Maimonides Geriatric Centre are upping the pressure on health authorities to get a COVID-19 outbreak at the home under control.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2020
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• COVID-19 outbreak at Maimonides prompts concerns over staffing, safety

  Administration at the Maimonides Geriatric Centre in Côte Saint-Luc, is disputing claims that a recent Covid-19 outbreak is caused by staff shortages.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2020
• Quebec long-term care orderly students confident they can make a difference

  The province has hired 10,000 long-term care orderlies for a potential second wave of COVID-19.

  Health

  Aug 28, 2020
• Coronavirus: Lawsuits over handling in nursing homes raise questions about standard of care

  The ongoing global health crisis that has disproportionately affected the elderly poses a unique and unprecedented backdrop for civil actions, which have emerged in Ontario and Quebec in recent weeks, experts say.

  Canada

  May 3, 2020
• Coronavirus: As Quebec plans to reopen, care homes still a battleground

  Seniors residences and long-term care homes account for about 80 per cent of the deaths in Quebec, and a handful of long-term care homes have more than 100 cases and dozens of deaths each.

  Health

  Apr 29, 2020
• Quebec premier pleads for doctors to help nursing homes ravaged by coronavirus

  Premier François Legault specifically appealed to medical specialists and family physicians to help in nursing homes.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2020