Advocates wonder why long-term care COVID warnings were ignored
By Jonathan Gatehouse
Dr. Samir Sinha, NIA Director of Health Policy Research says, “the coronavirus outbreak seems to be exposing "unique systemic vulnerabilities" within Canada's long-term care system — an underfunded patchwork of public and private homes, all governed by rules and regulations that differ from province to province. Testing for the virus among residents and staff remains sporadic, while long-term care workers have limited access to personal protection equipment (PPE), and less training on how to properly use it.”