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

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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