Thread by @DrVivianS

You all know how I feel about this 💯 #Canadians4LTCStandards

https://twitter.com/a_longhurst/status/1331329297772994561

The experts (Pat Armstrong and Marcy Cohen) paper recommends @JustinTrudeau (feds) take the following action as soon as possible:

•Ensure everyone has access to care based on need, without financial barriers, and with minimum wait times for admission to a LTC home.

•. Establish and enforce minimum staffing levels in long-term care facilities, accompanied by decent working conditions and recruitment strategies to attract and retain staff;

•Ensure a minimum of 70% of staff work full-time in a single site and that all staff (including part-time workers) have benefits and pay based on equity principles;

• Set in place plans to address infections, ranging from adequate stock of personal protective equipment, to methods for effective laundry treatment, to adequate room size and ventilation;

•Require public accountability through public reporting of consistent, verified data and enforcement of penalties for failure to comply with standards;

•Invest significant federal funds into developing a universal seniors care system, with stringent means of accountability attached.

“The government also stated it is providing up to $3 billion to provinces and territories to increase the wages of low-income essential workers, including front-line workers in LTC facilities”

(So now where we know where the PSW pandemic pay bumps came from)