February 10, 2021 – Zoomer Magazine
Neglect in Long-Term Care Homes Is “A Nuclear Bomb of Tragedy,” Toronto Doctor Says
By: JUDY GERSTEL
Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA, doesn’t just care for seniors in his role as a geriatrician at Toronto’s Mt. Sinai Hospital. The young doctor cares fiercely about older people. Since last spring, the 34-year-old physician has stepped up as a fearlessly outspoken advocate for seniors suffering disproportionally from the pandemic. “People over 60,” he says, “have accounted for 96.5 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Canada.”