Nov 5, 2020
Posted on Nov 5, 2020 in BBC News, International Listings, Media Reports
Woman arrested for taking mum, 97, from care home
BBC Yorkshire, BBC News, UK
Ylenia Angeli, 73, said she took “drastic action” due to lack of face-to-face contact during the pandemic. Police were involved, and the event was captured on film by Angeli’s daughter, Leandra Ashton, a former Coronation Street actress.
Nov 3, 2020
Posted on Nov 3, 2020 in Media Reports, National Listings, The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa’s Extendicare Starwood COVID-19 outbreak the worst in the province
Blair Crawford, The Ottawa Citizen
Worst in the province with 80 active cases among residents and 26 among staff.
Nov 3, 2020
Posted on Nov 3, 2020 in Media Reports, National Listings, The Ottawa Citizen
Ontario commits to increasing care of long-term care residents
Elizabeth Payne, The Ottawa Citizen
Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Monday saying the COVID-19 has “shone a spotlight on the deep cracks in our broken system”. BUT it won’t come in time to make a difference during the pandemic noted Jane Meadus, lawyer with the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. The change, which will be included in the provincial budget Thursday will not be fully implemented until 2024-2025.
Oct 30, 2020
Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Media Reports, National Listings, The Ottawa Citizen
Ontario’s long-term care minister needs to up her game fast
Mohammed Adam, The Ottawa Citizen
Long-term care homes were the epicentre of the virus in the first wave, accounting for three-quarters of deaths in Ontario, and anyone paying serious attention would have anticipated what was coming. The reality is that the Ministry of Long-term Care is always a step or two behind the crisis, and that raises serious questions about Minister Merrilee Fullerton.
