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The transformation inside the Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) unit at Brampton Civic Hospital is striking. The walls are splashed with vibrant colours, while the doors to patients’ rooms are sheathed in decals that mimic the appearance of wooden doors and juliet balconies. Last month, the William Osler Health …
Read More »Rising complaints on Ontario health care quality: patient ombudsman report
TORONTO — Ontario’s patient ombudsman says he has seen a rising number of complaints about poor quality of care in the health-care system and an increase in use of force by hospital security. The findings come in the patient ombudsman’s annual report released today. There were more than 3,300 complaints …
Read More »Trudeau, Manitoba premier to make child care announcement in Winnipeg
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to make a child care announcement Friday in Winnipeg. The Prime Minister’s Office says Trudeau and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson are to meet with parents to talk about the importance of affordable, high-quality child care before a news conference. He is then scheduled to visit …
Read More »Ontario reviewing nursing agency practices in long-term care homes, minister says
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 …
Read More »Health system crisis: When travelling for care is the only option but fast care is needed
When it comes to an accident, speed is paramount in ensuring patients have the best chance of recovery, but with a healthcare system in crisis, speedy care is not always the case. Micheal Groulx, 32, a small business owner from Angus, Ont., was framing a house in Collingwood last Wednesday …
Read More »Staffing issues still affecting care for sex, domestic assault victims in Winnipeg: nurse – Winnipeg
Staff shortages are still forcing survivors of sexual assault and abuse — including children — to leave without a forensic exam at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre more than a month after the nurses union raised alarms about the issue, according to a nurse working at the hospital. In late January, …
Read More »Winnipeg man who says home care failed his dying wife plans to speak at Manitoba Legislature – Winnipeg
An empty bedroom now sits at the end of the hall where Eric de Schepper’s wife spent her final days. “Being in this room here is, is actually quite comfortable. It feels like there is still some essence of Katherine here,” de Schepper said Monday. Katherine Ellis died of pancreatic …
Read More »Ontario says it has doubled number of long-term care home inspectors
The province says the hiring of 193 new long-term care inspection staff, including 156 inspectors, is part of a three-year $72.3 million investment. News Source link
Read More »Ontario, federal government reach health care deal
The province says Health Minister Sylvia Jones wrote to her federal counterpart Jean-Yves Duclos on Wednesday agreeing to the deal. News Source link
Read More »Winnipeg man says palliative home care failed his dying partner – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg man whose partner is dying of cancer is speaking out against the palliative home care he says has failed his loved one in her final days. Katherine Ellis was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in late fall. In mid-January, she opted for palliative home care to spend …
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