August 19, 2020 – Toronto Life

The post-pandemic future: We will stop warehousing older people in care homes

By: Dr. Samir Sinha

In a country of 84,000 doctors, I’m one of only 304 geriatricians. Canada is not prepared to meet the needs of an aging population, and this is clear when we look at the physical set-up of our long-term care homes. Covid provides an opportunity to reimagine how we look after our aging population.