Long-Term Care

The following article comes to us from C.A.R.P. Ottawa LTC committee which is a grassroots movement on Long term Care (C.A.R.P. Halton Chapter is a part of this group) The focus is to continually raise awareness of  the situation in LTC. Halton Chapter will be postings articles in this regard on  a regular basis. The

Family Presence in Older Adult Care A Statement Regarding Family Caregivers and the Provision of Essential Care Prepared by members of the Long-Term Care Interest Group of the Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Office, of the Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario, and the Canadian Geriatrics Society Contact: Kelly Kay, Executive Director, Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Office (ON), kkay@rgpo.ca

We have a crisis in long-term care in Canada Now and moving forward, we need a commitment from governments to eradicate the systemic vulnerabilities exposed by COVID-19 which threaten residents in long-term care. Since the coronavirus hit long-term care homes, CARP has been actively calling on government to prioritize care for seniors. To read CARP’s