Tag: Long-term care
Ontario Increasing Construction Funding For Long-Term Care Homes
The Ontario government is increasing its construction funding subsidy to support the cost of developing or redeveloping a long-term care home. This additional funding...
Local Artist Reveals Donated Mural At The Pines Long-Term Care Home
Bracebridge artist Kimberly Rideout revealed her latest mural at the Pines Long-Term Care Home today, uncovering a bright orange sunset complete with a canoe,...
Community Vote Selects The Pines As Recipient For Donated Mural
Local mural artist Kimberly Rideout painted a bevy of butterflies on the walls of Andy’s House last year and now, she has plans to...
Worker Shortage Overwhelming Ontario’s Home Care System
Home care has essentially stopped for nearly 6,000 vulnerable Ontarians, who have fallen victim to a serious staffing crisis also impacting hospitals, long-term care...
COVID Outbreak At Muskoka Shores Grows To Include 52 Residents And...
A COVID-19 outbreak at Muskoka Shores Care Community in Gravenhurst has grown to include 52 residents and 14 team members, according to the facility's...
Fairvern Nursing Home Redevelopment Update
Following the Province’s commitment to fund additional beds last fall, work to redevelop the Fairvern Nursing Home in Huntsville into a 160-bed long-term care...
Georgian College To Offer Free Micro-Credential To Address Labour Shortage In...
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the devastating impact chronic staffing shortages had in the long-term care sector. In response, with federal government support, Georgian is...
Ontario Mandates Immunization Policies For Long-Term Care Homes
Ontario is taking further action to protect long-term care home residents by becoming the first province in Canada to make it mandatory for homes...
ONA Makes Recommendations To Fix Long-Term Care In Wake Of COVID-19
The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) has submitted its final reports and a host of recommendations to the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission. ONA is hopeful...
Ontario Makes Historic Investment In Long-Term Care
The Ontario government is making an historic investment in 80 new long-term care projects — including one in Parry Sound that will lead to...