Long-Term Care

Ontario’s long-term care sector is in a grave humanitarian crisis

We are a group of physicians, researchers and advocates who have come together to express our grave concern for the safety and well-being of Ontarians who reside in long-term care (LTC) homes.

The dangers of financialized long-term care

Jackie Brown makes the compelling case that the staggering loss of life seen within long-term care homes during the first wave was in part the product of an economic regime that values the profits of shareholders over the lives of the vulnerable.

If not now, when? Applying a palliative approach in long-term care

The crisis of privatized care in Ontario

The Longevity Economy: Housing policies for an aging population

Is less really better? Eliminating 3- and 4-bed ward rooms in long-term care homes

‘There was a lot of death and suffering’: How soldiers turned the tide in Ontario’s long-term care homes

Virus vs. Visitors – Why long-term care needs a palliative approach

When a gym becomes a home: Highlighting the need for long-term care reform

The urgent need for home-care technology for seniors

Not scared of dying but of dying scared

We Can’t Go Back

What’s missing from discussions on nursing homes

Yes, this is the right time to “call out” elected officials and demand progressive policy

COVID-19 visitor restrictions are isolating seniors

Where should Ontario’s 30,000 new long-term beds go?

Why do people have to wait 12 years for an ethnic nursing home?

Why do so many nursing home residents end up in emergency departments?

Empowering the elderly in Japan: lessons for home care in Canada

Canada needs to develop standards for Goals of Care conversations