Jul 15, 2020 | Main page news
TORONTO, ON – Care and staff levels reforms to improve care quality in long-term care are needed now and the Ontario government should put an immediate focus on expanding beds only in non-profit homes while placing a moratorium on new for-profit beds, says Candace...
Jul 14, 2020 | Main page news
On July 7, 2020, the Solicitor General tabled Bill 195, the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (“Bill 195”). Bill 195 permits the government to continue to maintain and modify emergency orders made under the Emergency Management and Civil...
Jun 24, 2020 | Main page news
“Front-line workers deserve a permanent pay increase”: CUPE Ontario says reopening is time for a new normal (TORONTO, ON) With Toronto and Peel joining nearly all of Ontario in entering Stage 2 of reopening, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario calls...
Jun 12, 2020 | Health and Safety, Main page news
Resumption of Visits in LTC and Retirement Homes The province has announced a phased approach for the resumption of visits in LTC and Retirement Homes. To facilitate this Directive #3 has been updated, and two guidance documents have been created. The updated...
Jun 4, 2020 | Health and Safety, Main page news
What Ontario knew, Part 1: The 2019 report on violence in long-term care TVO.org speaks with Michael Hurley, president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, about a 2019 report that outlined the violence LTC staff face — and about what needs to be done to keep...
Jun 1, 2020 | Health and Safety, Main page news
Ventilation in Long-Term Care and Group Homes With the arrival of warmer weather, there is a concern that the use of a fan or a similar personal comfort device may impact ventilation systems that are optimized to prevent the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19....
