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There are no more COVID-19 cases among residents at the Southbridge-Roseview long-term care facility. Southbridge spokesperson Candace Chartier admits...

Company responds after provincial inspection report finds violations likely accelerated spread of COVID-19 at local long-term care home.

Construction begins on new Parisien Manor site January 5, 2021 Reading time: 1 min 30 s By Nick Seebruch The Parisien Manor sign outside of their facility on Marlborough St. (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News). CORNWALL, Ontario – Southbridge Care Homes Inc. has begun construction on a new, larger, long-term care facility in Cornwall on Nick Kaneb Dr. The new facility will be replacing Southbridge’s current building on the corner o...

Family concerned after COVID-19 positive staff member allowed to work in long-term care home The family member of a resident in a Thunder Bay, Ont., long-term care home where more than half of the population has tested positive for COVID-19, is concerned by a breach of protocol that resulted in a staff member with the virus working shifts in the facility. Social Sharing Posted: Jan 06, 2021 6:30 AM ET | Last Updated: January 6 A staff member at the Southbridge Roseview worked last week after te...

Family speaks out after catastrophic medical event at Southbridge Roseview (3 Photos) A resident allegedly received medications prescribed for her roommate. Dec 16, 2020 6:25 PM By: Gary Rinne "This was a catastrophic medical event," Celine Wood says. According to Wood, the family received a phone call from the home the evening of December 5, explaining that her 93-year-old grandmother had accidentally been given antipsychotic medication and various diuretics that ...

A total of 64 residents, along with 40 staff members, are confirmed cases. Surveillance testing of all staff and residents is being done every five days. The most recent round last weekend detected eight new cases. Twelve residents have died from the virus, which account for all but two of the total COVID-19 deaths in the Thunder Bay District. "Its a very significant outbreak. It hit us fast. It hit us hard," said Candace Chartier, the chief seniors advocate and strategic partnerships officer f...

Eleven residents of Southbridge Roseview long-term care have died recently from COVID-19 (TBNewswatch photo) THUNDER BAY — The union representing personal support workers, registered practical nurses and other staff at a Thunder Bay nursing home devastated by COVID-19 says theres a lot wrong with how the pandemic has been handled at the facility. Unifor, however, is also pointing a finger at the Ontario government for the situation at Southbridge Roseview on Shuniah Street. For its part, Sou...