By MPP Toby Barrett
Since COVID-19 emerged, I have received hundreds of calls and emails about long-term care homes and have been passing these concerns to Ontario’s Long-Term Care Minister Marilee Fullerton, Minister of Health Christine Elliott, and Seniors’ Minister Raymond Cho.
This pandemic has hit long-term care homes across Ontario, and across the world, hard. Every region and every ownership type and model have been impacted.
Our government’s top priority is Ontarians’ health and well-being, especially our most vulnerable. We have invested $1.38 billion to ensure our long-term care homes and health care partners have what they need.
Addressing urgent staff shortages
With our health care partners, we have addressed staff shortages in long-term care by enabling staff deployment and the use of infection prevention and control teams.
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