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The head of a national seniors’ advocacy organization says protecting nursing home residents from sexual abuse is an important but challenging issue. Laura Tamblyn Watts, the CEO of CanAge, was responding to the Saint John police investigation into alleged sex offences at Loch Lomond Villa’s The Village involving at least …
Read More »Manitoba cuts ties with dozens of private nursing agencies to curb reliance on the firms
A nurse is warning rural hospitals may have an even tougher time filling shifts in the new year as the Manitoba government ends its relationship with dozens of companies supplying its health-care system with agency nurses. Manitoba will only work with four private agencies to fill vacant shifts at public …
Read More »Lindsey Coyle gives up Ontario nursing licence in misconduct case, years after guilty plea in patient death
Lindsey Coyle of Fort Frances agreed to give up her licence during a disciplinary hearing Thursday by Ontario’s governing body for nurses, three years after she pleaded guilty in the 2015 death of an elderly patient. Coyle was a registered practical nurse at La Verendrye Hospital. She pleaded guilty in …
Read More »Brothers who gave $50K for palliative care room at nursing home learn tough lesson
The moment brothers Alan and Glenn von Weiler saw the palliative care room at their father’s former nursing home — created in his memory — was one for the books, they say. “I think my dad would have been so happy,” Glenn said. “My dad believed in giving back to the community. …
Read More »Woman faces arson charge in northern Manitoba nursing station fire – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba RCMP say a woman was charged after the nursing station in Chemawawin, Man., about 450 kilometres north of Winnipeg, burned down Monday morning. A 20-year-old woman will appear in court in The Pas on Tuesday, police said, where she faces charges …
Read More »Overworked healthcare staff leads to safety risks, toxic work environment: CFNU report – Winnipeg
Long hours and staffing issues are causing risk to health-care staff and their patients, according to a report from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), released Friday. The “Safe Hours Save Lives” report compiles research about the effects of overwork in the healthcare sector. The report also features interviews …
Read More »‘They’re exhausted’: Manitoba nursing shortage continues through respiratory virus season – Winnipeg
Between respiratory virus season and a critical nursing shortage, it’s the perfect storm for health care in the province, the Manitoba Nurses Union president says. Darlene Jackson told Global Winnipeg the holidays were slammed for nurses, with a record 77 patients waiting to be triaged in the Health Sciences Centre …
Read More »Ontario issues zoning orders to push through nursing homes despite opposition
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 16, 2023 11:18 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size 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 …
Read More »99% of Ontario nursing homes now have air conditioning in residents’ rooms: minister
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. …
Read More »Over 60% of Ontario RPNs have considered leaving profession, poll shows
Polling shows a majority of Registered Practical Nurses in Ontario have contemplated leaving the profession amid staffing shortages and increased stress. The polling was done by Nanos Research of behalf of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and SEIU Healthcare. Results show 60 per cent of registered practical nurses …
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