No one has been fined in Ontario so far under a new law that can require patients to pay a daily $400 penalty if they refuse to move from a hospital... 24.04.2023 13:34 0
Ontario is reviewing pricing practices of nursing agencies involved in long-term care homes, the minister responsible for the file said Wednesday.... 02.03.2023 06:58 0
The Ontario government says it has doubled the number of its long-term care inspectors. The province says the hiring of 193 new long-term care... 25.02.2023 08:15 0
Seniors living in long-term care across the country were three times more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants over the last five years... 20.10.2022 11:39 0
Ontario will need more than 138,000 new workers in the public sector, long-term care, home care and child care over the next five years and may need... 28.09.2022 13:22 0
Jamie Daw drew a 70 kilometre-wide radius on a map this week to show her mother how far she'd have to drive to visit her ailing husband if... 16.09.2022 05:35 0
Ontario hospital patients awaiting spots in long-term care can be moved to nursing homes not of their choosing up to 150 kilometres away, with... 15.09.2022 01:23 0
Vaccination against COVID-19 will still be required for employees at many Ontario long-term care homes even though the province has lifted its... 15.03.2022 01:55 0
An organization that develops health-care standards has released a draft of new long-term care guidance that the authors hope will fundamentally... 27.01.2022 10:07 0
Most Ontario long-term care workers have just under two weeks to get their third COVID-19 vaccine doses, but union and industry groups say more time... 17.01.2022 02:55 0
Ontario's long-term care minister says COVID-19 outbreaks are hitting homes in almost all public health units, with staff absences of between 20... 06.01.2022 11:33 0
Ontario long-term care homes won’t accept general visitors or allow residents to leave for social reasons starting later this week. Long-Term Care... 28.12.2021 13:19 0
Ontario is ramping up COVID-19 testing in long-term care homes and tightening restrictions on visitors and resident activities in an attempt to guard... 14.12.2021 15:02 0
Ontario long-term care staff must have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose to go to work today. Staff who don't present proof of a first... 15.11.2021 06:23 0
Ontario has pushed back the deadline for long-term care workers to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 but approximately 95 per cent of staff have... 13.11.2021 05:24 0
Donna Marcaccio had been taking care of her sister, Marcia for years. But when Marcia's condition deteriorated and she needed palliative care... 01.11.2021 06:45 0
Ontario nursing homes that break the rules would face tougher penalties and individual offenders would be prohibited from working in long-term care,... 29.10.2021 05:05 0
Ontario plans to spend up to $100 million to add 2,000 nurses to the long-term care sector over the next few years as part of a larger plan to beef... 28.10.2021 06:22 0
Residents should feel at home, respected, and safe in long-term care but the current reality doesn't come close, says a survey that will inform... 12.10.2021 05:12 0
Ontario is setting aside up to $270 million to hire more than 4,000 long-term care workers by the end of the fiscal year. Long-Term Care Minister Rod... 06.10.2021 15:45 0
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