Ottawa must deliver on its promise to remove profit from long-term care 'Non-profit and co-operative housing and services serve people locally and are accountable to communities through their volunteer boards of directors.' A worker waves from inside Grace Villa in Hamilton in December 2020 during a rally in support of workers inside the nursing home. (John Rennison/Hamilton Spectator) Long before the global pandemic reached Canada, the care of our most vulnerable citizens had challenged many governments, communities, and families. “Care work” was “women’s work,” and therefore underpaid and undervalued. That often meant difficulty retaining staff and inadequate quality of care, particularly in for-profit settings.