The Ontario Long Term Care Association says a review is needed to solve long-standing and systemic issues with the province's long-term care model, which have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the OLTCA says that immediate action is also required to support care homes in the interim.
The association is calling for the province to ramp up efforts to provide personal protective equipment, and to continue to prioritize care homes for COVID-19 testing. The OLTCA’s request comes as the province reported another 391 cases of COVID-19 — an increase of 1.8 per cent over the previous day — and 33 deaths across Ontario.Long-term care homes have been particularly hard hit by the virus.Coronavirus: People react to reopening of some services in Ontario
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