SUDBURY It s been an agonizing few days inside Sudbury s Amberwood Suites Retirement Home after marking its third COVID-related death in three days. On Monday, residents, staff and essential care providers were being swabbed once again in a bid to see if they were successful in curbing transmission within the facility. It s been one week since the number of cases skyrocketed to 32 residents and three staff. Officials said this is the worst outbreak northeastern Ontario has seen since the start of the pandemic. It s been an absolute relief for the family, said Diane Jeffery whose mother, a resident inside Amberwood, tested negative for COVID. They re still very concerned and we re very concerned. It s been very stressful because when it first started at Amberwood, we didn t know what was going on.
Advocates call for government oversight as COVID-19 crisis unfolds at Amberwood Suites in Sudbury
Paramedic vehicles are parked outside the Amberwood Suites retirement home in Sudbury, as a crisis inside unfolds.
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$30M lawsuit claims Rosslyn failed residents before and during COVID-19 pandemic
A Toronto law firm has filed to launch a class action lawsuit against a Hamilton long-term care home for its handling of a COVID-19 outbreak that infected 22 staff members and 64 residents, 16 of whom died.
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The statement of claim, which hasn t been certified, cites regulatory inspections from as far back as 2016
Posted: Jan 07, 2021 10:45 AM ET | Last Updated: January 7
A memorial adorns a pole across the street from the Rosslyn Retirement Residence. It s made up of 16 crosses, one for each of the residents of the home who have died of COVID-19. The home is now the subject of a class action lawsuit.(Bobby Hristova/CBC)
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
Son of retirement home resident wants more testing of workers
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0:16Frank Glosnek, whose mother contracted COVID-19 in her Stratford, Ont., retirement home, wants regular testing made mandatory for all workers entering his mother s residence.0:16
The group representing retirement homes in Ontario is asking the province to make COVID-19 testing mandatory for all caregivers and support workers, guidance that is already in place for long-term care homes. It s about keeping our seniors safe, right at the end of the day, we want our seniors to be as safe as possible, said Cathy Hecimovich, CEO of the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA), an advocacy group that represents retirement home operators.