Posted: Dec 23, 2020 5:41 PM ET | Last Updated: December 24, 2020
Tendercare Living Centre, in Scarborough, is experiencing a major outbreak of COVID-19 among residents and staff. Currently the home is battling 109 active cases among residents and 49 cases among staff.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Physicians and family members are raising the alarm over conditions at a Scarborough nursing home, claiming residents aren t receiving enough water or medication due to a lack of staff amid surging cases of COVID-19.
Tendercare Nursing Home, located near Victoria Park and McNicoll avenues, is currently battling 109 active cases among residents and 49 cases among staff. An additional 26 residents have already died of the virus and 10 remain in hospital.
Last Updated Wednesday, December 23, 2020 3:28PM EST A Toronto long-term care physician says the military should step in now to help a Scarborough nursing home dealing with a deadly COVID-19 outbreak. As of Wednesday morning, there were 109 active cases among residents at the 254-bed Tendercare Living Centre, located at Victoria Park and McNicoll avenues. Fourty-nine staff members also tested positive for the virus, while a total of 26 residents have died from the disease, a significant jump from the 11 fatalities recorded on Sunday. We need to think outside the box, and if it means getting the military involved again, to help them, that probably should happen now, Dr. Silvy Mathew told CTV News Toronto on Tuesday.
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TORONTO A Toronto long-term care doctor is calling on the military to help support a Scarborough nursing home battling a massive COVID-19 outbreak. Scarborough s Tendercare Living Centre houses 254 residents, and as of Tuesday morning, nearly half have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the latest provincial numbers, 118 residents and 47 staff members have tested positive for the virus, while 21 residents have died. We need to think outside the box, and if it means getting the military involved again, to help them, that probably should happen now, Dr. Silvy Mathew said. The Toronto doctor isn t on staff at Tendercare, but she spent five hours there on Sunday after an appeal went out to long-term care physicians. Mathew calls the situation in the home dire, saying residents need help now, if fatalities are to be prevented.