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A downtown Toronto long-term care home is rebuilding with a new design that considers lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, going beyond the province's standards but some say those standards are out of date. Right down to the placement of garbage cans, the new design of the Rekai Centre's Cherry Place aims to prevent the spread of viruses and prioritize residents' emotional and social needs, according to the centre's CEO, Sue Graham-Nutter. We never wanted our residents to go through this ever again, she said.

The Countess of Chester hospital's emergency care is found inadequate, with critical gaps in sepsis treatment and overcrowding affecting patient safety and dignity.