THREAD: It’s clear that those in LTC, retirement & group homes are among the most vulnerable. Doctors, nurses and families have been calling for stronger protective measures for weeks. We’ve known about the risk of asymptomatic transmission for a least a month...1/5 #COVID19
Ontario was slow to ban employees from working in multiple homes; it will be 1 month after the B.C govt took similar action. The Ont govt insisted that this is a temporary measure. This is not a 14 day problem...2/5
We have been at 50% lab testing capacity for almost 3 weeks. That’s tens of thousands of tests that could have been used to help in the most vulnerable LTCs & group homes; places with the greatest risk to residents...3/5
The govt needs to be clear on the details re: their rapid deployment teams.
All this is against a backdrop of the government only inspecting 9 care homes out of 626 (1.5%) last year.
This is not a risk-based approach...4/5
All this is against a backdrop of the government only inspecting 9 care homes out of 626 (1.5%) last year.
This is not a risk-based approach...4/5
