Ontario is at a fragile moment in the second wave of the pandemic, the experts said. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
PCs double down on Williams, shift attack to Lysyk
The premier sarcastically dismissed the auditor general as he stood by the chief medical officer of health. ...
Ontario sidelined public health expertise in its cumbersome, slow response to COVID-19: auditor general
The auditor general was sharply critical of the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams. ...
Organization advocating for older Canadians calls for removal of long-term care minister from role
"Desperate times call for desperate measures," said the chief operating officer of C.A.R.P.—A New Vision of Aging. ...
‘Virtual Long-Term Care @ Home Program’ could help more Ontario seniors age in place: report
Thousands of people are being "prematurely institutionalized," say a Toronto geriatrician. ...
Embedded mental health supports would help long-term care workers, associations say
If Ontario wasn't experiencing a staffing crisis, it should follow the military's lead on embedding social workers in long-term care homes, they said. ...
‘We can’t be complacent’: ICES scientist calls for action over alarming test positivity data in GTA neighbourhoods
Dr. Jeff Kwong warned of a health system collapse without further action. ...
Premier U-turns on COVID framework’s thresholds as experts warn about the inevitability of a lockdown
The premier said Ontario is "staring down the barrel of a lockdown," but he didn't implement one. ...
Long-term care is ‘our provincial shame’: Geriatrician teams up with nurses’ association to call out Ontario’s ageism
The lives of elderly people should not be accepted as the cost of doing business, said Dr. Nathan Stall. ...
Orchard Villa families offer devastating accounts of systemic neglect, dehydration and suffering in long-term care
The families of residents gave Ontario's LTC commission a long list of recommendations. ...