This is a human rights violation : Doctors, researchers call for long-term care changes in Ontario
by The Canadian Press
Posted Jan 26, 2021 3:24 pm EDT
Seniors walk in front of their residence Tuesday May 5, 2020 in Montreal. A slow but steady rise of COVID-19 cases in Quebec s private seniors homes in recent weeks has been causing concern for experts and authorities, who want to avoid a similar disaster to what befell long-term care homes during the virus first wave. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Ontario must take urgent action to address the rising number of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care, a group of over 200 doctors, researchers and advocates said Tuesday, calling the situation a “humanitarian crisis.”
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Sandra Kang is fighting to salvage all the things at her 103-year-old grandfather’s nursing home that bring him comfort: the Korean corn tea served at every meal, music from his East Asian country, personal support workers who speak his mother tongue.
Jong Kil Kim moved to the Rose of Sharon Korean Long Term Care home in Toronto two years ago, when his Alzheimer’s disease and dementia made it difficult to look after himself and speak in English.
But his nursing home, the only one in Canada exclusively dedicated to serving the Korean community, is facing an uncertain future. The Ontario government is reviewing a proposal to transfer its operating licence to a for-profit, chain operator with no ties to the Korean-Canadian community.