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Project tracking COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care paused due to lack of data from provinces

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Less data, fewer updates on COVID in long-term care being shared by provinces in 2022 A think tank that’s been compiling data on COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care homes says it has to stop its work because provinces are no longer making enough information public about the spread of the virus in the sector. The …

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Can Ontario force hospital patients into long-term care homes? It’s complicated

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Government warns patients who refuse to consent could face hefty hospital bills Advocates are gearing up for legal battles against Ontario’s plan to move elderly and chronically ill patients out of hospitals and into long-term care homes, with lawyers warning the proposed change is a breach of patients’ human rights. Under legislation unveiled last week, hospital patients who …

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