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Take Care: Pandemic is Sask.s best chance for change in long-term care “But after the pandemic finally goes away is everything going to just go back to the way it always was?” Author of the article: Arthur White-Crummey Publishing date: Mar 06, 2021  •  March 6, 2021  •  11 minute read  •  Top from L to R: Rob Coleman looks at his mother-in-law Joan Moore outside of Extendicare Parkside care home in December 2020 after Joan tested positive for COVID-19. MICHAEL BELL / Re...

Take Care: Pandemic is Sask.s best chance for change in long-term care “But after the pandemic finally goes away is everything going to just go back to the way it always was?” Author of the article: Arthur White-Crummey, Lynn Giesbrecht Publishing date: Mar 06, 2021  •  March 6, 2021  •  11 minute read  •  Top from L to R: Rob Coleman looks at his mother-in-law Joan Moore outside of Extendicare Parkside care home in December 2020 after Joan tested positive for COVID-19. ...

Take Care: COVID-19 pushes long-term care issues into the spotlight After years of warning signs and health-care worker unions sounding alarm bells, it took a pandemic to cast a spotlight on the realities inside Saskatchewans long-term care homes. Author of the article: Lynn Giesbrecht Publishing date: Mar 06, 2021  •  March 6, 2021  •  10 minute read  •  Beverley Hartnell holds a photo of her father, Bernard Hartnell, in front of her home in Regina, Saskatchewan on Feb. 2, ...

“As of last night when I received a call from a prisoner there were men who have prepared their rope to hang themselves. They have not indicated when but this suicide pact has been mentioned for two days now,” prisoner advocate Sherri Maier wrote. She alleged that guards are being unprofessional towards the inmates. She also alleged that in one instance, a guard assaulted a prisoner with his food tray. The allegations of guard misconduct are unproven. The union that represents penitentia...

A new inventory of recreational activities aims to provide ideas for family fun this holiday season, all while abiding by provincial COVID-19 guidelines and health orders. The list, which includes 13 toboggan hills, indoor and outdoor rinks, walking trails, virtual cooking activities and more, was released by the City of Prince Albert Friday. It has been added to the P.A. Together at Home webpage that was created earlier this year. “We hear a lot about what we cannot do these days,” Communi...