(July 2023) - Ottawa Police receive training to reduce abuse of Trespass Act by Care Home Managers in Ottawa
(June 20 2023)- Bill C-295
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (neglect of vulnerable adults) to curtail abusive Care Home Managers/owners
(Jan. 9 2023) Recent Ontario law by Conservatives barring COVID-related legal action overturned
(March 8 2021) Legislation passed to help reduce bullying and "inhumane" behaviour by LTC homes management in Ontario
(Jan. 25 2021) Few Ontario long-term care homes receive public health enforcement.
(Nov. 16 2020) Bill 218 is passed
(Oct. 2020) Memo from MLTC. Making written submissions to the Commission as:
1- Resident and Family/Loved Ones
2- Long-Term Care Staff
3- Long-Term Care Management
(Oct. 2 2020) Update -Ontario's Long-Term Care Covid-19 Commission
(Sept. 2020) Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission begins
(Sept.2, 2020) Family caregivers can visit Ontario long-term care homes with no time limits(policy to take effect Sept. 9)
(Aug. 28,2020) MLTC announces long-term care residents now permitted to leave residence for short stays and overnight visits.
(Aug. 22,2020) GJA employee tests positive, all visits cancelled.
(July 15,2020) Ontario relaxes long-term care visiting rules.
(June 11,2020) Ontario to Resume Family Visits in Long-Term Care Homes June 18
(March 2020) Covid-19 Restricted Access to Long Term Care Homes -Bulletins:
- March 30 - Directive #3- (Increased restrictions/ precautions)
- March 24 - New order. (Recruiting additional staff,help.)
- March 16 - Advisory from Ministry of Health (restricting family visits).
Creative solution for safe visits to residents anyone?
(November 2019) Head Manager replaced (again!)- as of Nov. 12, 2019.
(August 2019) The QI nurse position has been re-assigned - again.
(The 3rd different body within months. )
(June 2019) Re: Parking shortage - progress stalled. No reason supplied. Parking situation= critical.
(March 2019) Nurses (not RPNs) are now carrying phones at all times. This issue was first raised last winter due to concerns of families being unable to reach a nurse in an emergency. (Our testing to date has resulted in a 35% success rate.)
(March 2019) Donna Gray is replacing the retiring Janice Burrell (Director Community and Social Services). (The Director of the 4 City operated residences reports to her.)
(February 2019) The parking shortage challenge is making progress. Management has formed a "committee" to monitor our parking crisis.
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