Seniors' Residence

• Employee charged after seniors’ rooms broken into at Whitby retirement residence

  Durham Regional Police say a 30-year-old woman is facing charges after several residences had their rooms broken into at a retirement residence in Whitby.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2024
  
• Seniors advocacy group raises alarm over RSV outbreaks in Ontario long-term care

  RSV presents itself predominantly to children as a cold, but for older people - particularly those in long-term care - it can turn deadly.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2022
  
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• Woman, 90, killed in seniors residence west of Montreal, 82 year old partner charged

  Quebec provincial police say the suspect is set to appear at the courthouse in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield on Thursday to face a charge to be determined by the Crown.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2022
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• Concern over meals at Downtown Eastside veterans’ home after kitchen moves offsite

  There are concerns about how some DTES seniors home residents will get meals, after a cafeteria that served them moved out of their building. Officials say a fix is in the works.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2022
• Advocates sound alarm over closure of private Montreal seniors’ residences

  A housing crisis is now plaguing private seniors homes and it could impacts between 35,000 and 37,000 seniors every year. Advocates are calling on the government for solutions.

  Health

  Mar 29, 2022
• Cause of St. Albert seniors’ home fire remains unknown as investigation ends

  The investigation into the massive May 6 fire at the Citadel Mews West Continuing Care Facility is done but the cause remains unconfirmed. 

  Fire

  Aug 3, 2021
• Families of residents at Fulford Residence seek legal action to prevent closure

  "Throwing these older people out during a pandemic and forcing their families to look for places at that time is unreasonable, irrational and cruel," said lawyer Julius Grey.

  Canada

  May 5, 2021
• COVID-19 outbreak at Maimonides seniors residence in Côte Saint-Luc has residents, families on edge

  Residents and families of seniors at the Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre in Côte Saint-Luc are raising the alarm about a covid-19 outbreak at the home.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2020
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• 14 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed at London, Ont., senior residence

  The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) announced 14 new cases of COVID-19 at London's Grand Wood Park Retirement Residence Friday.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2020
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• Quebec coroner to investigate 31 deaths at seniors’ home in Montreal

  "Remember that coroners intervene in cases of deaths that are violent, obscure or could have occurred following negligence,'' the coroner's office said in a statement.

  Apr 12, 2020