Ford Government Given Failing Marks in Response to Recommendations on Long-Term Care COVID-19 Response in Joint Open Letter from more than 200 Organizations Representing Almost 2 Million Ontarians
June 30, 2020 11:54 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition issued an open letter to Premier Doug Ford on May 28, 2020 calling for key improvements to safety and care in Ontario’s...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Protests at the Ontario Legislature & Across the Province Today: Ford government moves to push through Bill 175, restructuring and privatizing home care while refusing to address critical care & staffing crisis in long-term care homes
June 24, 2020 06:00 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- List of Events Wednesday June 24 at noon (unless otherwise specified): IN TORONTO AT THE LEGISLATURE:12 o’clock, noon, on Wednesday June 24 ~ On the...
Death Toll Among Patients, Residents and Staff in Health Care Settings up 18.4% in 2 weeks: OHC Tracking Numbers Still Growing But More Slowly
June 05, 2020 17:24 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
Attn: Assignment Editor TORONTO, June 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since the week of March 12, the Ontario Health Coalition has been tracking all people who have been infected with COVID-19 in...
Fact Check & Briefing Note on Inspections in Ontario’s Long-Term Care Homes
June 01, 2020 17:02 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, June 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition, which has advocated for more than two decades for annual unannounced full resident quality inspections of all long-term care...
Thomson Rogers issues a class action against Altamont Community Care
June 01, 2020 15:21 ET
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Thomson Rogers
Toronto, June 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thomson Rogers has issued a class action proceeding claiming $20 million dollars in damages on behalf of residents of Altamont Community Care (Altamont)...
Military Report on Conditions in Ontario’s Long-Term Care Homes: “Beyond Frustrated” Health Coalition Calls on Ford Government to Implement Repeated Recommendations to Improve Access to PPE, Workplace Safety and Infection Control
May 26, 2020 15:16 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, May 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition, which has released major reports annually on the state of long-term care in Ontario in recent years, expressed its frustration...
Inquiry into Long-Term Care & COVID-19 Cannot Preclude Immediate Actions that are Needed, Must be Independent and Transparent: Health Coalition
May 19, 2020 14:09 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition, which has called for a full public commission or inquiry into the province’s response to COVID-19, responded to the Ford...
COVID-19 Death Rates in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes Significantly Higher and Increasing in For-Profit Homes vs. Non-Profit and Publicly-Owned Homes: New Data Analysis
May 06, 2020 21:01 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new analysis released today by the Ontario Health Coalition shows a significantly higher death rate as a result of COVID-19 in long-term care homes that...
OFL to Ford Government: Fix long-term care now
April 30, 2020 19:33 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In advance of the May 1 #FixLTCFord online day of action, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and unions representing Ontario’s health and long-term...
COVID-19 numbers still escalating in a “devastating” way in Ontario’s long-term care homes: Health Coalition calls a Day of Action to press Ford government for more concrete measures to stop the spread and stabilize the sector
April 30, 2020 16:58 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the Ontario Health Coalition is completing the gargantuan task of updating its tracking of the spread of COVID-19 in health care settings that now...