Difficulties hiring and retaining enough nurses and personal support workers for long-term care homes could mean the Ontario government may not meet its target for the amount […]
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Ontario won’t divulge fines for hospital patients refusing LTC transfers
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 11, 2024 3:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Health Minister Sylvia […]
Toronto pharmacy robberies drop sharply after narcotics secured in time-delayed safes
Pharmacies in Toronto and across Ontario are now using time-delayed safes to secure narcotics such as oxycodone, morphine and codeine, and that have curbed the […]
‘I’m not paying it’: Ontario family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTC
A few weeks ago, Michele Campeau faced what seemed like an impossible decision: move her mom from a hospital bed to a long-term care home […]
Ford government promises to close fee-for-service health-care loophole
The Ford government is promising to close a loophole that allows nurse practitioners in Ontario to charge patients fees for services despite the province’s commitment […]
Ontario to give free counselling to families of first responders killed on duty
Ontario will provide two years of free bereavement counselling to families of first responders who have died in the line of duty and those who […]
Saskatchewan partners with Alberta and Ontario to battle mental illness and addiction struggles
Three provinces are coming together to fight the battle against mental illness and addictions. The main goal of the partnership of Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Ontario […]
Cultural LTC admissions drying up in Ontario due to new priority rules
In an Italian long-term care home in Toronto, about three new non-Italian residents are admitted each month due to government changes to priority rules, leaving […]
7 people fined $400 a day for refusing LTC transfers: Ontario government
Seven people in Ontario have been fined for refusing transfers from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing. A law enacted […]
‘We disagree’: Ford clashes with medical officer on decriminalizing hard drugs, raising drinking age
They were a united front during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Premier Doug Ford and his Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, aren’t exactly […]