Meanwhile, Ontario now has significant available hospital capacity, the FAO found. ...
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Ontario long-term care homes with worst outbreaks don’t meet modern design standards
The worst outbreaks have occurred in older homes with three- or four-bed ward rooms. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: Featuring MPP Teresa Armstrong
Armstong says her party has been calling for increased staffing levels in long-term care. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
UPDATED: Judge grants nurses’ request for an injunction in battle with nursing homes, Labour Board sides with PSWs
The ruling slammed the homes for suggesting nurses were acting in their own self-interest. ...
Long-term care homes’ physical structure and infection control practices to blame for devastating outbreaks: expert testimony
An infection disease expert engaged by the government says a lack of N95 respirators isn't to blame for long-term care deaths. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, April 23. ...
‘It’s a call to duty’: Ontario Long-Term Care Association head welcomes call to bring in the army
The head of the OLTCA said COVID-19 has shown the challenges her sector has long been facing are a real vulnerability to residents. ...
Unions and long-term care chain battle as outbreaks claim dozens of lives
The Ontario Nurses' Association and SEIU Healthcare have both focused on homes owned by Rykka Care Centres. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: Zooming with Mike Schreiner
Plus, the Green Party leader shares what he's been watching on Netflix. ...