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 …
The Ministry of Long-Term Care (MLTC) has begun public consultation on proposed amendments to Ontario Regulation 246/22 under the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021. This is the law that governs every licensed long-term care (LTC) home in the province. If approved, the Ministry has proposed that …
Concerned Friends applauds the development of national standards for long-term care homes and urges the federal government to make such standards mandatory–as a criterion for federal funding for health care. Concerned Friends urges Ontario and Minister Calandra to integrate these standards into proactive inspections and …
Have you or a family member been impacted by Bill 7? Bill 7 (More Beds, Better Care Act) put in place rules that allow hospitals and government officials to compel hospital patients into accepting admissions to long-term care homes they do not wish to spend …
Bill 7 was passed into law in August 2022 with no meaningful public consultation. The Act enables the transfer of older and disabled patients from hospitals to long term care facilities not of their choosing and which may be located a far distance from family and friends. …
CF was pleased to see an op-ed letter printed in the Globe & Mail on January 6, 2023. The letter submitted was edited and reworked a bit by the Globe. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/letters/article-justin-trudeaus-greatest-accomplishment-his-promotion-of-women-the/. Scroll down to the heading “All Together” The original article referenced in the letter was …
The City of Toronto is piloting a new resident-centred program called CareTO which aims to improve care in long-term care facilities. In addition to increased staffing and changes in the way staff tasks are structured, the program allows residents to have more choices: in what they …
Board Director Shelley Birenbaum quoted by CBC Windsor regarding hospital fines. “Shelley Birenbaum, the director at Concerned Friends, said that older people are a group that are constantly being placed last in line. “I have great sympathy for the hospitals but this is not the problem …
We are thrilled to announce that Concerned Friends has established a Long Term Care Awareness Day on November 22nd and this year marks our inaugural recognition day! We feel strongly that it is so important for more and more people to understand what is at …
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