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TORONTO Ontario’s neglected long-term care sector needs sweeping reforms to protect its vulnerable residents, an independent commission has found, pointing the finger in a scathing report at governments past and present for thousands of COVID-19 deaths at the province’s nursing homes.
Despite numerous past reviews, commissions and inquiries recommending improvements, the sector was completely unprepared for the pandemic, the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission said in a 322-page report delivered to the provincial government on Friday night.
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2021-04-30 23:36:00 GMT2021-05-01 07:36:00(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces wearing face masks walk outside a mobile hospital at a parking lot of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 30, 2021. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces began their first shift here on Friday. After a recent request for assistance, the Canadian Armed Forces have deployed medical personnel to Ontario amid a worsening COVID-19 wave. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces wearing face masks walk outside a mobile hospital at a parking lot of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 30, 2021. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces began their first shift here on Friday. After a recent request for assistance, the Canadian Armed Forces have deployed medical personnel to Ontario amid a worsening COVID-19 wave. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
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Ask any adult where they wish to live as they grow older and you’ll get the same answer: They want to age in their own home or apartment. No one aspires to a bed in long-term care. And for good reason.
Yet this is still what governments focus on: not keeping people healthy at home which would make them happier, prolong their lives and likely cost the health system less but on “fixing” a model of institutional care that promises low quality of life for residents, low pay for workers, and insufficient resources for everyone.
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HALIFAX Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are now helping at Nova Scotia s COVID-19 testing sites in Halifax and surrounding areas. The reinforcements were announced on Tuesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a live news conference. Across Nova Scotia, and especially in the Halifax region, numbers have risen quickly and the province requested help so. we re sending support, said Trudeau on Tuesday. We’re deploying 60 Canadian Armed Forces members to testing centres in Nova Scotia. This will help stop the spread of the virus. Chief Petty Officer Jake Lowther is one of 50 navy volunteers helping with province s testing centres. He says volunteers came from across the entire fleet and are ready to help where and when needed.