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Canada’s long-term care home system ‘designed to produce mediocrity,’ says health policy expert CBC, Cross Country Check-up

Find out more:  https://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/how-can-we-fix-long-term-care-in-canada-1.5588412/canada-s-long-term-care-home-system-designed-to-produce-mediocrity-says-health-policy-expert-1.5592037 \

Ontario’s for-profit nursing homes — which have significantly higher rates of COVID-19 deaths — have 17% fewer workers, new Star analysis reveals by Brendan Kennedy

https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/06/05/ontarios-for-profit-nursing-homes-which-have-significantly-higher-rates-of-covid-19-deaths-have-17-fewer-workers-new-star-analysis-reveals.html

For-profit nursing homes have had far worse COVID-19 outcomes than public facilities — and three of the largest paid out $1.5 billion to shareholders

“I think the money would be more appropriately spent on hiring permanent, full-time staff, paying higher wages and benefits…” – Dr. Daly May 16, 2020 Read full article: https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/05/16/for-profit-nursing-homes-have-had-far-worse-covid-19-outcomes-than-public-facilities-and-three-of-the-largest-paid-out-15-billion-to-shareholders.html