Ontario set to pass bill that would transfer hospital patients to alternative long-term care homes

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NEW: Legislation is set to pass in Ontario today that would force hospital patients to alternative long-term care homes.

But Premier Doug Ford says patients who refuse to move will not be charged an uninsured rate of $1,800 per day.

Emergency departments have been closed for hours or days at a time in recent months, largely due to a nursing shortage. Hospitals can already charge these patients a co-pay of $62 per day, which advocates say is roughly what they would be paying in long-term care. Senior and long-term care advocates have said hospital uninsured rates could be upwards of $1,800 per day.He said the hospitals and Ontario Health are determining the cost patients would have to pay.

 

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That’s what the boomers voted for so I guess they are fine with it. Wait until they find out how much private healthcare will cost them.

Ever since this pandemic started the elderly have paid the price for everything. When will they be stopped? 😡

This is beyond cruel!!

How much damage they are doing to seniors?Moving from one place to another!Where are this advocates to tell them how hard is for a senior to adjust in one place and then be moved again?Why this government make the seniors suffer more then they already do?😡😡😡😡

Cruel and isolating, but I wouldn't expect anything less from this government.

The elderly always get screwed

A very SAD,SAD,day it is when a government can supercede your human rights with no recourse. fordnation PaulCalandra

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