But those nursing homes -- which had insufficient personal protective equipment, a lack of universal masking policies and physicians refusing to enter facilities over fears of the virus -- were in fact where the surge materialized during the first wave, the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission heard.
"There were empty beds in the hospital, and in the long-term care home, which was full, they couldn't -- they didn't have PPE. They could not actually look after everyone who was sick well because they didn't have the staff, and they couldn't move people around." Dr. Rhonda Collins, the chief medical officer of Revera, which owns numerous long-term care facilities in Ontario and across North America, told the inquiry that many homes were directed to keep residents out of hospitals as much as possible in order to free up space in hospitals.
"We were unaware at the beginning of this pandemic about asymptomatic spread until after universal masking was recommended in our sector -- and it was only recommended after," said Collins, The homes had insufficient personal protective equipment because it was being redirected to hospitals, the inquiry heard.
Problematic staffing levels in the homes, an issue before the novel coronavirus hit, were exacerbated by the pandemic, she said.
Help hospitals do what? They were mostly empty. They were never overwhelmed with patients, but the government believes seniors are disposable. If these were high schools, not care homes, and thousands of youth started dying...
Long trek home have been under staffed and under funded for year before Corna hit. Bullshit studies. Do you think the public is that stupid.
Socialized care will do that. Time for a two tier system
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