The stories about suffering and deaths in Ontario’s long-term care homes will always be remembered as one of the many horrible aspects of this pandemic and now we are learning more about the government’s response. A commission looking into long-term care is set to make recommendations next month and as Travis Dhanraj reports, so far testimony at the commission has revealed major gaps in Ontario’s response.
- Staffing shortages, absentee leaders linked to high mortality in Ontario LTC homes, commission hears
- Proposals to protect Ontario LTC residents rejected as ‘too expensive,’ commission hears
- Ontario LTC minister says she didn’t go public with COVID-19 concerns because she’s no expert