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The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the devastating impact chronic staff shortages in long-term care have had on residents, says the CEO of a provincial umbrella group for Ontario care homes.
Responding to a virtual protest organized by the Ontario Health Coalition Wednesday that gave voice to frustrated Southwestern Ontario family members, Donna Duncan, the CEO of the Ontario Long Term Care Association, said her organization has long been lobbying the provincial government about long-term understaffing.
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TORONTO The death toll at a Scarborough long-term care home experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 has climbed to 60 as eight more residents have died. North York General Hospital, which took over the management of Tendercare Living Centre in December, updated the number of fatalities at the home on Saturday, up from the 52 deaths reported on Thursday. The hospital said there are no new residents or staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19 for the third day in a row. “This is a positive indicator that the outbreak control measures are being successful,” the hospital said in a statement.