Many homes face short-staffing because there are NO STAFFING STANDARDS IN PLACE OR PROPER LABOUR ARRANGEMENTS FOR WORKERS, thus retention remains an issue even for “good” not for profits (less of an issue w/ municipal homes because they have better work contracts & retention).
RECAP: There are 3 types of LTC ownership:
➖Private, For Profit (🙅🏼♀️)
➖Private, Not For Profit (many culturally specific homes fall under this umbrella)
➖Municipal (which have the BEST resident & staffing outcomes yet comprise the LOWEST share of our Ontarian LTC sector 🤯).
THIS is why we’ve been hitting home to this government that we need proper care standards in place NOW + regulations requiring decent work, pay, training/regulation for its workers.
This government did NOTHING CONCRETE to address these outstanding issues.
As a result, NOTHING meaningfully will change.
NOW was/is the time for REVOLUTIONARY change to #LTC (frankly if I were in charge I’d burn it all to the ground & rebuild).
All this government is doing is reproducing the deadly status quo.
I would also like to point out that the new LTC Act (Bill 37) DOES NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. We asked for clear legal rights for essential family caregivers and residents to never be separated again @RodPhillips01 but received none.
It’s in these moments I think of all the LTC families I’ve grown very protective of….like @hollyhoneyburke@samanthalburke who were forcibly separated from their mother in #LTC….like @JoAnneBeggsRSW who was forcibly separated from BOTH her parents (one of which passed alone).
I think of @CathyMParkes who lost her father while he was kept confined without any family access at Orchard Villa. I think of @Doris_Wai who lost her grandmother at Tendercare without a chance to say goodbye.
I'll be on @CityNewsTO @ 6pm talking w/ @MaleehaCity about the @fordnation currently doling out 30 year contracts to #ForProfit LTC operators with terrible records. Tendercare & Orchard Villa are 2 such homes currently up for renewal - 2 homes w/ the WORST #COVID19 death rates.
Some statistics recently released by @OntarioHealthC:
➖@fordnation gov't is midway through allocating 30,436 beds
➖Majority of these (16,304) are in process of being allocated to #ForProfit providers.
➖Of those, 12,084 have gone to 10 large chain companies w/ horrid records
➖The minority of beds are being allocated to NOT FOR PROFIT LTC providers (10,990) + ONLY A PALTRY 2,918 to publicly owned municipal homes (the model with the BEST DOCUMENTED RESIDENT/STAFF OUTCOMES).
Let’s remember: We have MORE then enough evidence. We just need the political will to ACT on said evidence.
REQUIRED NOW: 1. 4hr min. care standard. 2. Permanent wage increases to be on par w/ acute care. 3. Reinstate RQIs (2 per year IMO)
4. Make #LTCs post their staffing data PUBLICLY. 5. End de-skilling which directly ⬆️ medical error & injury & lawsuits (throw Fullerton’s RSA category in the 🗑 where it belongs). 6. End draconian scheduling & visitation limits for FULLY IMMUNIZED family/friends & residents.
Tell me again how much you “fixed” things on your watch @DrFullertonMPP ⁉️
ps. @SouthbridgeLTC: I’m also hearing reports that Miss TikTok herself works at a @SouthbridgeLTC home and that the home was aware of her videos for some time. Care to verify❓
The LTC Commissioners just released @celliottability's testimony. So far, I've noted some interesting commentary around regulating PSWs & involvement of OPSWA (before her lawyers jump in and try to halt further questioning🤔). ltccommission-commissionsld.ca/transcripts/pd…