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Like so many people contemplating long-term care, Louis Capozzi said he was nervous about what he would find when he started looking at homes. “I heard so many awful things about, you know, people getting not well taken care of, laying in bed, needing to be changed and people hitting them …
Read More »Ford’s battle with CUPE could have long-term impact on labour talks, experts warn
Premier Doug Ford’s battle with Ontario education workers, and his climb down after attempting to impose a contract on them, could mean his government is in for painful contract talks with other unions and frayed relationships with key labour allies, say experts who study the union movement. After weeks of …
Read More »More than 1 in 5 residents in long-term care given antipsychotics without a diagnosis, data shows
When Laura Pinto moved her father to a Windsor, Ont., nursing home in 2017, she says he deteriorated from someone who had dementia and memory issues into a “zombie.” The change was the result of a cocktail of drugs, according to Pinto, that included Haldol and Seroquel — antipsychotic medications traditionally prescribed to control symptoms …
Read More »Can Ontario force hospital patients into long-term care homes? It’s complicated
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. Under legislation unveiled last week, hospital patients who are deemed to no longer require …
Read More »B.C. family doctors say $118M funding boost is a Band-Aid solution for long-term crisis
B.C. family doctors say a $118-million funding boost from the province will help with high overhead costs in the short-term but won’t address the mounting health-care crisis. More than a million British Columbians are without a family doctor. Family physicians are increasingly leaving their practices due to the mounting costs …
Read More »The long-term threats to global food security go far beyond Ukraine
In the Middle Ages, people knew from bitter experience that war and pestilence usually ride together with another horseman: famine. “We face an unprecedented global hunger crisis,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last month. “In the past two years, the number of severely food‑insecure people around the world has more than …
Read More »Long-term care home unveils ‘Rainbow Wing’ for LGBTQ2 residents in Toronto
A long-term care home operator unveiled a “Rainbow Wing” at one of its downtown Toronto facilities on Saturday to address the need for a dedicated space for LGBTQ2 seniors. Rekai Centres opened the 25-bed wing at its home at Wellesley Central Place. Residents, staff and community members gathered to celebrate the …
Read More »Family slow to be notified of long-term care death; Your summer travel guide: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
Miss something this week? Don’t panic. CBC’s Marketplace has rounded up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. She died in February. But her long-term care home didn’t notify the family until nearly a month later Why did it …
Read More »Veteran on long-term disability waiting for family doctor since 2011
A Canadian navy veteran says he’s fed up with waiting for a primary care provider after having been on Prince Edward Island’s wait-list for 11 years. Matt Dobson moved to P.E.I. in 2011 after being medically released from the navy when he was diagnosed with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. He had been …
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