Ford's 4-hour long-term care announcement too late: Need commitment to deal with staffing crisis now
November 02, 2020 15:58 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
Attn: Assignment Editor TORONTO, Nov. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While the Ontario Health Coalition is happy that the Ford government has finally adopted the 4-hour minimum care standard as...
Health Coalition Supports Interim Recommendations from Long-Term Care Commission: Calls on Ford Government to Implement Them Immediately
October 23, 2020 14:57 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ford government’s Long-Term Care Commission’s interim recommendations support the need for immediate action on improving care levels by increasing the...
Ford Government’s New Legislation Will Make It Significantly Harder to Hold For-Profit Long-Term Care Homes Liable for COVID-19 Harms
October 21, 2020 11:37 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ford government has introduced legislation that would make it significantly harder for residents and families to hold long-term care homes liable for...
Health Coalition Calls for Government to Flow Urgently Needed Money to Hospitals and Long-Term Care; Staffing Announcements Far Less Than Other Provinces
October 02, 2020 12:59 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Oct. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over the last week, the Ford government has rolled out a series of media announcements about health care funding and staffing. Today the Ontario Health...
Rate of Increase in COVID-19 among Staff, Residents, and Patients in Ontario’s Health Care Settings More Than Doubled: Coalition Fears Second Wave in Long-Term Care
September 23, 2020 18:05 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition released its most recent report detailing the COVID-19 outbreaks it has tracked from reliable sources in health care settings...
Updated Tracking Reports Shows New 30 Outbreaks & Increase in Deaths in Health & Congregate Care Settings; New Outbreaks in Agriculture, Retail, Shelters and other Non-Health Care Industries
July 23, 2020 19:44 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since mid-March as COVID-19 began to spread in Ontario’s health care system, the Ontario Health Coalition has been tracking the numbers of...
95% of Ontario Long-Term Care Staff Report Staffing Shortages Leaving Basic Care Needs Unmet: Health Coalition Releases Staffing Survey Calling for Ford Government to Take Action
July 22, 2020 11:15 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
Attn: Assignment Editor TORONTO, July 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Staff describe it as “heartbreaking”, “wrong” and “a far cry from what they deserve”. The Ontario Health Coalition released the...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Survey Revealing Current Conditions in LTC Homes Across Ontario to be Released Tomorrow
July 21, 2020 15:31 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A survey of more than 150 staff working in more than 75 long-term care homes across Ontario reveals how short-staffed the homes are, whether things are...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Actions Across Ontario to Tell Premier Ford that the priority of Ontarians is to fix the long-term care crisis, not to privatize home care
June 30, 2020 16:58 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Media events will include updates on the Ford government’s failure to respond to the crisis in long-term care, on their attempt to push through Bill 175...
Ford Government Given Failing Marks in Response to Recommendations on Long-Term Care COVID-19 Response in Joint Open Letter from more than 200 Organizations Representing Almost 2 Million Ontarians
June 30, 2020 11:54 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition issued an open letter to Premier Doug Ford on May 28, 2020 calling for key improvements to safety and care in Ontario’s...