: More than 4,400 residents and 13 staff in Ontario’s long-term care homes have died because of COVID-19. Nurses were sounding the alarm on the important changes needed in the sector long before the onset of the pandemic. Yet the problems not only persisted, but were exacerbated by the pandemic. Change is desperately needed.
Seniors deserve timely access to high-quality, safe and dignified care. The province’s next government must implement a comprehensive seniors’ care strategy, including expanding home care so seniors can stay longer at home, which is where most want to be. And, when a nursing home is their new home, each senior must receive sufficient nursing and personal care from the proper mix of nursing practitioners, registered nurses, registered practical nurses and personal support workers.
Caring for seniors is one of our most important responsibilities as individuals and as a society. We can and must do better.Let’s Get Rid Of All The Gatekeepers, Not Just The Ones Poilievre Finds Convenient To Attack : The vast majority of us would hate to live in the Canada that Andrew Coyne describes in his column. While whether we have too much government regulation is a legitimate point of debate, removing all the “gates,” as he describes it, wouldn’t spread cheery prosperity around. It would swell the ranks of those who are marginalized or lead precarious lives while benefiting the few who will grab an ever larger share of the pie.