There are currently about 6,000 long-term care beds across the Interior Health region.

The majority of the approximately 5,000 deaths caused by the novel coronavirus in Quebec have occurred in long-term care residences.

Concerns over standard of care in long-term care facilities are being brought into question, after the province released the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s 2019 CEO Tour Report.

Public health data shows that more women in Canada have coronavirus, which differs from other countries where more men have died from the virus.

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) issued a statement Tuesday, saying Brian Beattie, a registered nurse (RN) at Kensington Village had passed away. 

For Mother's Day, twin sisters and their schoolmates in Quebec made cards for seniors in care homes in hopes of making them feel loved and appreciated.  

Close to 60 per cent of the province's 877 deaths have now been linked to the province's long-term care homes, provincial data showed.

Extra measures are being taken to ensure seniors don't feel alone-- even teaching interested residents how to video-chat.

A Kirkland, Que., resident is calling on the community to write letters to seniors in care homes who are isolated due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Blais said she would like to grant decision-making power to people who are in the residences -- who often feel a great loss of autonomy.