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9 months ago
Toronto

Ontario uses MZOs to speed up redevelopment of 3 nursing homes accused of pandemic mismanagement | CBC News

Ontario has used its powers to push through the redevelopment of three long-term care homes run by a company accused of serious mismanagement during the pandemic, including widespread deaths in its facilities.Local residents and seniors said they are outraged by the ministerial zoning orders to speed up the redevelopment of Orchard Villa in Pickering, Ont., another that has been opposed in Port Hope, Ont., and a third in Ottawa all run by Southbridge Care Homes.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Hundreds of High Park tenants call for more rent control after being notified of 12% increases | CBC News

Tenants at a building in Toronto's High Park neighbourhood say they are feeling priced out after finding out their rent will increase nearly 12 per cent this year, and are calling for more rent control.Ben Scott received a notice of rent increase from his landlord at the Livmore High Park building at 55 Quebec Avenue in October 2022.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario home-care organizations ask province for help before health-care reforms | CBC News

Hundreds of million of dollars are desperately needed to stabilize the home-care workforce in Ontario, the association representing organizations providing that care said as it urged the province to speed up delivery of promised funds.The province pledged in last year's budget to spend $1-billion for better home care over three years.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Alzheimer's Society seeks funding to extend support pilot projects in Ontario | CBC News

When Alfred Aquilina brought his wife to the long-term care facility that would be her new home, he was carrying her suitcase and a heavy load of emotions.He knew it was the right time for Mercedes Aquilina, who at age 65 has early onset dementia and Parkinson's disease.But that didn't make it easy.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Staffing woes in Ontario's health system drive growth in patient complaints | CBC News

Inadequate staffing in hospitals and long-term care homes around Ontario is at the root of a growing number of complaints from patients, says a new report from the province's health-system watchdog.Ontario's patient ombudsman received more than 3,000 complaints last year.The ombudsman's annual report says common themes include a lack of staffing and a lack of access to care.
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1 year ago
Toronto

More than 100 Ontario long-term care homes still without air conditioning | CBC News

Mary Anne Flynn, right, pictured with her aunt, Shirley, left, who has been living at Caressant Care on McLaughlin in Lindsay, Ont., for three years.
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9 months ago
Toronto

Ontario's next fast-tracked long-term care home set to open as province hopes to shorten wait list | CBC News

Assembling welcome baskets and some wallpapering is all that needs to be done before the second long-term care home developed under Ontario's new accelerated build program opens its doors.Humber Meadows Long-Term Care Home in North York is expecting its first resident in the next week or so, and anticipates filling all 320 beds in the near future.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Scarborough long-term care home battles COVID-19 outbreak with 46 residents testing positive | CBC News

Forty-six residents at a Scarborough long term care home are infected with COVID-19 and the facility says families will have to visit their loved ones though windows this Thanksgiving weekend.
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10 months ago
Toronto

99% of Ontario nursing homes now have air conditioning in residents' rooms: minister | CBC News

Nearly 99 per cent of nursing homes in Ontario now have air conditioning in residents' rooms, almost a year after the province set a deadline for the requirement.Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra said only nine of the 625 nursing homes in Ontario remain without air conditioning in resident rooms.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario reviewing nursing agency practices in long-term care homes, minister says | CBC News

Ontario is reviewing pricing practices of nursing agencies involved in long-term care homes, the minister responsible for the file said Wednesday.Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra said at the legislature that his deputy minister has formed a technical advisory committee to examine the issue in response to queries about price gouging by nursing agencies.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario hospital patients awaiting long-term care spots can be moved up to 150 km away | CBC News

The Ontario government says hospital patients awaiting spots in long-term care can be moved to nursing homes not of their choosing up to 150 kilometres away, with charges of $400 per day to take effect in November if they refuse.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario government passes controversial long-term care bill without public input | CBC News

Ontario Long-term Care Minister Paul Calandra stands in the legislature at Queen's Park in November 2021.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario quietly changes LTC rules; visitors no longer have to mask in resident rooms | CBC News

According to a COVID-19 guidance document for long-term care homes on an Ontario government website, the province no longer requires visitors or caregivers to wear masks when alone with a resident in their room.
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1 year ago
Toronto

John Tory touts his record while his rivals paint a picture of a city that's struggling | CBC News

Five Toronto mayoral candidates are debating one another for the first time on Thursday.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario records $2.1B surplus despite projected deficit for fiscal year | CBC News

Actual government spending in the fiscal year that ended in March was $2.5 billion lower than the budget spending plan, including $1.4 billion lower in education, which officials say is partly due to the end of time-limited COVID-19 supports.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Can Ontario force hospital patients into long-term care homes? It's complicated | CBC News

Advocates are gearing up for legal battles against Ontario's plan to move elderly and chronically ill patients out of hospitals and into long-term care homes, with lawyers warning the proposed change is a breach of patients' human rights.
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1 year ago
Toronto

This woman drowned while live streaming herself. Her family needs $50K to get her body home | CBC News

The family of a 24-year-old personal support worker is trying to raise thousands of dollars to bring her body home to Kenya after she drowned last week while live streaming herself swimming in a pool in southwestern Ontario.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Advocates, critics warn Ontario's planned changes to long-term care are a violation of patient rights | CBC News

A group of senior care advocates and critics are warning planned changes to the long-term care sector are a fundamental violation of patient rights.
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1 year ago
Toronto

More than 90% of Ontario's LTC homes now meet air conditioning standards, but some lagging | CBC News

Legislation passed last year required that homes meet the air conditioning standard by June 22 of this year, but many did not.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario fines two LTC homes for not complying with air conditioning law | CBC News

Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra said in a statement that another 24 homes are expected to comply with the legislation by Sept. 22. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) Ontario has levied a pair of $1,100 fines against two long-term care homes for not providing air conditioning in resident rooms.
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1 year ago
Toronto

90 long-term care homes in Ontario still without air conditioning amid heatwave, ministry says | CBC News

Ninety long term care homes in Ontario do not have air conditioning in all resident rooms, according to the provincial government.
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1 year ago
Toronto

New COVID outbreaks more than doubled in Ontario LTC homes since last weekly report | CBC News

New COVID-19 outbreaks more than doubled in Ontario long-term care homes in the first week of July, Public Health Ontario says, as the sector sees the impact of a seventh virus wave.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario's 7th wave of COVID-19 is already hitting long-term care homes | CBC News

Jodie McConnell said as soon as she heard there was another COVID-19 outbreak at her mom's long-term care home she panicked.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario parties must keep their health-care promises, PSWs, families of LTC patients say | CBC News

After her 83-year-old mother had spent years in a retirement home, Deborah MacDonald finally made the difficult decision late last year to put her on a waiting list for long-term care.
CBC
1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario's mask mandate extension in high-risk settings being met with mixed reactions | CBC News

The Ontario government's decision to extend its remaining mask mandate in high-risk settings like hospitals, long-term care homes, shelters and public transit until at least June 11 is being met with mixed reactions.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario caps 2023 rent increase guideline at 2.5% due to rising cost of living | CBC News

Based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index, inflation would result in a guideline of 5.3 per cent.
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1 year ago
Toronto

What will Doug Ford do with his stronger mandate? 5 big questions | CBC News

Doug Ford's resounding win in the Ontario election undoubtedly gives him and his Progressive Conservative government a strong mandate for the next four years.
CBC
1 year ago
Toronto

City of Toronto declares end of emergency order issued over COVID-19 pandemic | CBC News

Canada's most populous city has announced the end of the municipal emergency it declared when the COVID-19 pandemic hit but says its fight against the virus isn't over.
CBC
1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario Liberals pledge to end for-profit long-term care, invest more in home care | CBC News

An Ontario Liberal government would adopt a "home-care first" approach to seniors' care and aim to eliminate for-profit long-term care by 2028, leader Steven Del Duca announced Tuesday.
CBC
1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario's COVID-19 hospitalizations climb to 1,455 with 219 patients in ICU | CBC News

Ontario's COVID-19 hospitalizations climbed again Monday to 1,455, after the province announced last week it is extending its mask mandate for high-risk indoor settings that was initially set to expire Wednesday, due to the ongoing sixth wave of the pandemic.
CBC
1 year ago
Toronto

Chartwell signs $447M deal to sell off 16 Ontario long-term care homes | CBC News

Chartwell Retirement Residences has signed a deal to sell 16 Ontario long-term care homes as well as its management platform and another home under development.
Toronto
1 year ago
Toronto

Chartwell Retirement Residences selling Ontario long-term care homes

Chartwell Retirement Residences has signed a deal to sell 16 Ontario long-term care homes as well as its management platform and another home under development to AgeCare Health Services Inc. and Axium Infrastructure Inc. and its affiliates.
CBC
2 years ago
Toronto

Ontario lifts mask mandates in most public spaces including schools, retail settings | CBC News

Face masks will no longer be required in schools, retail settings and most other indoor public spaces in Ontario beginning today.
Toronto
2 years ago
Toronto

Ontario to build 3 new long-term care homes in Markham and Whitchurch Stouffville

Ontario is planning to build three new long-term care homes in Markham and Whitchurch-Stouffville, which will provide 800 additional beds for seniors in need.
CBC
2 years ago
Toronto

New plan would fast-track jobs for foreign-trained nurses, doctors, Ontario NDP says | CBC News

The Ontario NDP will unveil a plan Wednesday aimed at making it easier for doctors and nurses trained outside of Canada to work in their field in the province.
CBC
2 years ago
Toronto

Ontario reports 821 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 28 more deaths | CBC News

Ontario is reporting 821 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Friday and 28 more deaths linked to the virus.
CBC
2 years ago
Toronto

Ontario reports 1,066 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 41 more deaths on Thursday | CBC News

Ontario is reporting 1,066 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and 41 more deaths on Thursday as the province's top doctor is set to provide an update this afternoon.
CBC
2 years ago
Toronto

Ontario logs 1,540 hospitalizations, 402 patients in ICUs as COVID-19 indicators continue to drop | CBC News

Ontario reported 1,540 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and 402 patients infected with the virus in intensive care units on Sunday.
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