Neighbours help B.C. senior after frustrating ambulance wait
A senior in Williams Lake, B.C., who dislocated her shoulder Sunday waited an hour for an ambulance before learning there […]
‘The System Is So Broken’: What It’s Like In Long-Term Care Right Now
Nizi calls her mother’s long-term care facility every night. During each call, she asks someone on staff if Maria, 83,
The Conversation
In July 2020, 26 people died in a single for-profit long-term care home (LTC) in Ontario. These people did not
Five steps for tackling Canada’s long-term care crisis
Canada’s long-term care sector was hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rapidly climbing patient deaths, a lack of safety provisions
But inside is a social movement
Like many Canadians who watched news footage of nursing homes during the COVID-19 lockdown—the blurred faces looking out at families
Ontario moved 424 people into nursing homes they didn’t choose
There were 424 discharged patients who moved to a nursing home not of their choosing out of 20,261 patients who
Northumberland Paramedics Donate
Cobourg, ON – March 21, 2024 – After six years of tireless service on the roads of Northumberland, a former ambulance
First responders’ mental health
“Once you retire, you’re out on your own, and there’s nothing.” Ernie Mothus, a retired paramedic and mental health advocate,
The Sunrise Story
Inspiration from the Dutch When Terry was 15, she and her father struggled to provide her terminally ill mother with
Impossible to find a place to rent. But retirement homes have room to spare
While Canada’s average national vacancy rate sits at a record low of 1.5 per cent, there is one kind of