October 8, 2021 — Toronto Star

Major Canadian survey calls for new national long-term care standards featuring emotion-based care

he message from the public is “loud and clear,” said Dr. Samir Sinha, chair of the National Long-Term Care Services Technical Committee.

“We need long-term care where residents are living in homes that feel like homes, where staff are valued and supported and we are thinking of the value of residents’ lives and not just meeting their basic care needs,” said Sinha, director of geriatrics for Sinai Health and University Health Network.