New research finds thousands of long-stay home-care clients did not get flu shot in 2019
By: Desmond Brown
Most governments have made the flu vaccine freely available and accessible, even in places like pharmacies across the country. The vaccine is available for anyone who is six months or older. "The challenge is that for the type of person that John and his team is studying, these tend to be people who are functionally homebound," Sinha explained.
Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA, talks to The Morning Show with Stafford and Supriya about the second wave of COVID-19 in long term care homes.
Why a 2nd wave of COVID-19 is more dangerous than it looks
By: Adam Miller
"It may seem somewhat comforting to say, 'Yes, there are a lot of cases, but we're not seeing our hospitals overwhelmed, and we're not seeing a huge number of deaths so far. So things are better, right?'" said Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Sinai Health and University Health Network in Toronto. "The truth of the matter is, we're just getting started."
Ontario home-care providers push for expanded services to fight pandemic
By: Shawn Jeffords
Dr. Samir Sinha, the Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Ageing, has been advocating for an overhaul for the home-care system for years. Sinha said more than 38,000 Ontarians are on wait lists to get into long-term care because there isn’t enough access to home care.
Ontario home-care providers push for expanded services to fight pandemic
By: Shawn Jeffords
Dr. Samir Sinha, the Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Ageing, has been advocating for an overhaul for the home-care system for years. Sinha said more than 38,000 Ontarians are on wait lists to get into long-term care because there isn’t enough access to home care.
What have we learned about COVID-19 to keep my elderly loved one safe in long-term care this time around?
Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Sinai Health and University Health Network in Toronto, joins host Dr. Brian Goldman on The Dose to share his insight into what we've learned about COVID-19 and what we need to do to keep our elderly loved ones in long-term care safe this fall and winter.
After almost 1,900 deaths in long-term care homes since the pandemic began, some say the province should have been able to prevent these new outbreaks. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA, spoke with CBC National about the second wave of COVID-19 and the crisis in long term care facilities.
Ryerson-based NIA is doing research aimed at reforming long-term care facilities ravaged by COVID-19
Written by Deepak Bidwai
By May, 81 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths in Canada had occurred in long-term care facilities. The Ryerson-based National Institute on Ageing (NIA) is doing research that will play an important role in reforming these facilities. We talked to its executive director, Michael Nicin, about this vulnerable demographic, and the future of recovery.
More than one in six Canadians are now at least 65 years old. Many Canadian families are already juggling the responsibilities of caring for their parents and their own children. The wait lists for long term care are outliving the patients on them. What can be done?
In this episode, we’ll speak with Dr. Michael Nicin, Executive Director, Ryerson’s National Institute on Ageing and Karen Cumming, Journalist, Author of The Indispensable Survival Guide to Ontario's Long-Term Care System about the realities facing our ageing population.
Are long-term care homes ready for the second wave? Toronto geriatrician and Associate Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing, Dr. Nathan Stall, says no. Hear what he says needs to happen to protect residents and staff.
Is Canada about to fail the residents of long-term care homes a second time?
According to the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) at Ryerson University in Toronto, whose data are gathered across the widest possible number of sources, 80 per cent of deaths in Quebec have involved residents of public and private LTC facilities. In Ontario, the figure is 73 per cent.
Liberal government proposes penalizing those who neglect seniors in care
By: Janice Dickson
Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA, pointed out that elder abuse is already a crime, but said the repercussions for operators of care homes who fail to protect their residents have been inadequate to discourage repeat offenders. “Amending the Criminal Code to penalize those responsible for neglecting older adults in long-term care, and hopefully other congregate-care settings like retirement homes, seems like a necessary policy change,” he said.
Cases are spiking, but is COVID-19 becoming less deadly in Canada? It’s complicated
By: Kelly Grant
Samir Sinha, the Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the NIA in Toronto, said Canada’s success in driving down deaths over the summer was tightly linked to keeping the virus mostly out of seniors' homes. “Are we better positioned than we were six months ago? Absolutely," Dr. Sinha said of seniors' homes, whose residents account for about three-quarters of the Canadians killed by COVID-19. “We’re all getting a bit tired of physically distancing. We may not be as vigilant in donning and doffing our PPE because, frankly, things have been okay for a while. This is where we get lax and COVID invades."
Ontario long-term-care homes could face brutal 2nd wave of COVID-19, doctor warns
As COVID-19 cases shoot up in Ontario, a geriatrician says the province is poised to repeat its first-wave mistakes in the long-term care sector. "We have the potential now to have a second wave that may eclipse the first," Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing, told CBC Toronto.
Long-term care: 'We said we would never let this happen again'
By: Elizabeth Payne
That terrifies Dr. Nathan Stall, a geriatrician and Associate Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing in Toronto, who has studied how COVID-19 spread through Ontario long-term care homes during the early months of the pandemic. Among his findings was that private homes tended to do worse than not-for-profit homes once COVID-19 made its way in.
Renewed fears of outbreaks in long-term care homes
COVID-19 hit Canada’s long-term care homes hard, with many becoming epicentres of deadly outbreaks. Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the NIA in Toronto, speaks with Global National.
'Running on fumes': Amid rising COVID cases, health workers struggle with fatigue, lack of support
"The COVID narrative and the COVID experience was very different than what we all had anticipated," said Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing, recalling what felt like a "call to arms" in March and April with people banging pots and pans on balconies and cheering front-line workers. But that's all gone, according to Stall, who said there's now a greater resistance in society towards some of the public health restrictions that will need to be re-implemented.
Advocates sound alarms as long-term care homes see COVID-19 cases rise
By: Avis Favaro, Elizabeth St. Phillip and Graham Slaughter
Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing in Toronto, said the current outbreaks are a reminder of just how quickly COVID-19 can spread, particularly among vulnerable seniors. “Long-term care actually isn't getting the spotlight I would argue it deserves. We have 20 homes under active outbreaks in the province, and these things spread like wildfire,” he said.
Grandparents Day 2020: 5 tips for a safe grandparent-grandchild visit
By: Scottie Andrew
We talked to Dr. Samir Sinha. He's the director of Geriatrics for the Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto. Until there's a vaccine, the most vulnerable people should continue to stay home if they can.
Dying of loneliness: Wolfville rally highlights concerns over Nova Scotia’s long-term care restrictions
By: Carole Morris-Underhill
She says not allowing family members to visit loved ones, especially since a July 2020 report by the National Institute on Aging indicates “substantial and potentially irreversible harm to the health and well-being of residents” infringes on human rights. She says it borders on elder abuse.
