COVID-19 Death Rates in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes Significantly Higher and Increasing in For-Profit Homes vs. Non-Profit and Publicly-Owned Homes: New Data Analysis
06 mai 2020 21h01 HE
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new analysis released today by the Ontario Health Coalition shows a significantly higher death rate as a result of COVID-19 in long-term care homes that...
OFL to Ford Government: Fix long-term care now
30 avr. 2020 19h33 HE
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In advance of the May 1 #FixLTCFord online day of action, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and unions representing Ontario’s health and long-term...
COVID-19 numbers still escalating in a “devastating” way in Ontario’s long-term care homes: Health Coalition calls a Day of Action to press Ford government for more concrete measures to stop the spread and stabilize the sector
30 avr. 2020 16h58 HE
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the Ontario Health Coalition is completing the gargantuan task of updating its tracking of the spread of COVID-19 in health care settings that now...
COVID-19 Outbreaks Have Grown Exponentially In Health Care Settings: Health Coalition tracking report finds 3,783 people infected and 435 patients/residents/staff deceased
23 avr. 2020 11h01 HE
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Ontario Health Coalition released a 70-page report tracking 1,127 confirmed staff, 1,936 residents/patients and 720 additional confirmed cases...
Action Plan to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Inadequate: Ford government must match rhetoric with stronger, concrete measures to protect residents and staff
16 avr. 2020 11h51 HE
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ford government’s Action Plan to address COVID-19 outbreaks in Ontario’s long-term care homes is still less than what is needed stop the spread of the...
New Directive and Guidelines for COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Homes Inadequate: Coalition Calls for Full Testing, Better Access to PPE, Respect for Human Rights in Care
09 avr. 2020 17h33 HE
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, April 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Long-term care deaths from COVID-19 now account for almost half of all of Ontario’s deceased, according to the provincial data on infections. The numbers...
LeadingAge Releases Nursing Home Closures and Trends Report
25 févr. 2020 10h36 HE
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LeadingAge
Washington DC, Feb. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- February 25, 2020 Washington D.C. -- LeadingAge, the association of mission-driven, aging- focused service providers, today announces the release of ...
HQCA expands online healthcare system monitoring tool to include three areas of continuing care in Alberta
28 nov. 2019 13h16 HE
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Health Quality Council of Alberta
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) today launched an expanded version of its FOCUS on Healthcare website that includes the three areas...
Wettlaufer Inquiry into Ontario long-term care underlines need for improved care levels not cuts
31 juil. 2019 16h20 HE
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, July 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Elizabeth Wettlaufer murders were terrible human tragedies and our heartfelt condolences go to the families of the victims, said the Ontario Health...
Long-Term Care Beds and Dental Care for Low-Income Seniors Good First Steps, But Ontario Budget Misses Mark on Preventive Health
11 avr. 2019 19h44 HE
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CARP
TORONTO, April 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario government’s budget commitment to fund dental care for low-income seniors, accelerate the introduction of new long-term care beds and...