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Wait list for long-term care beds in Ontario nearly doubled in 10 years

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Seniors are waiting longer for beds in long-term care homes across the province, the Ontario Long-Term Care Association (OLTCA) warned, adding their projections show the situation isn’t likely to improve over the next decade. According to a progress update presented Thursday, there are nearly 40,000 people waiting for long-term care. “That is more than the …

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Seniors, advocates, slam new law that could force patients to long term care homes

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Seniors and advocates are terrified and livid over Ontario’s move to allow hospitals to send patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing. Social Action Ontario Patricia Spindel, the co-founder of the advocacy group Seniors for Social Action Ontario, said she lives in fear of being sent to a hospital and then off to a home …

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