The provincial government has faced years of criticism over insufficient inspections of long-term care homes after they allowed LTC homes to hire cheaper and untrained labour in 2020, and LTC inspectors were not allowed to issue fines leading to an increase in deaths during the …
We want to share with you our submission on the Ontario Budget which emphasizes issues relating to Long-Term Care. We appreciate that important investments were announced by the current government in 2023 to improve long-term care homes. However, the long-term care system itself has long-standing …
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for Envisioning the Future of Long Term Care in Ontario. If you were not able to join us, please take the time to watch the video replay. It was a pleasure to celebrate Long Term …
Long-Term Care Awareness Day on November 22nd, represents a unique opportunity to raise awareness, promote education and facilitate positive changes within the long-term care sector. This special day is also an opportunity to connect members of the community who wish to work towards a system …
Mike Crawley, a reporter with CBC recently spoke with Concerned Friends about our 2022 Inspections Report Card. Mike spoke with Alice Gaudine, Board Director and Co-chair of our Policy and Advocacy Committee along with Lorna MacGregor, Chair of our Inspections Review team. Parts of this …
Concerned Friends Inspection Review Team is pleased to release its analysis of Ontario’s 2022 inspections of Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario. Our findings include: It is difficult to draw firm conclusions from the inspection reports. But it is clear that many homes have difficulty meeting the …
Concerned Friends in the news! Read our letter to the editor published in the Toronto Star. Long-Term Care had flaws well before COVID. Our comments regarding the Ombudsman’s report on Long-Term Care inspections during the pandemic. https://torontostar.pressreader.com/article/282441353691633
Last Thursday, the Ombudsman for Ontario, Paul Dubé released a lengthy report outlining his investigation into the Ministry of Long-Term Care’s oversight of long-term care homes through inspection and enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full report HERE, as well as remarks by Mr. …
The Federal government has launched a consultation in advance of new Long-Term Care (LTC) legislation. This is an important opportunity for all Canadians to advocate for change in the system that can impact current and future LTC residents. Here is the survey link: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consultation-safe-long-term-care.html We …
Concerned Friends (CF) is proud to have contributed to the recently published research conducted by a team from the University of Windsor and York University. Thearticle, entitled Analysis of Inspection Reports and Responsive Behaviours, explores therelationship between regulations, inspections and responsive behaviours* in long termcare. The research …
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