In an Italian long-term care home in Toronto, about three new non-Italian residents are admitted each month due to government changes to priority rules, leaving them confused and isolated in a setting where they do not speak the language.
A health-care worker helps an elderly man do strength exercises at the Ivan Franko Long-term Care Home, a Ukrainian cultural home in Toronto on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
It's a situation playing out in the several dozen cultural long-term care homes across the province, which cater to seniors from Korean, Jewish, francophone and many other communities, according to the association representing non-profit homes. "So the first person on the list could be someone who doesn't have a preference for a cultural home and the second person on the list could be someone who wants to get into a Finnish home, because they're Finnish. The first available space may be in a Finnish home. It will go to the other person who was No. 1 on the list."
Cho, who took over as long-term care minister in a cabinet shuffle in September, said that as a Korean Canadian, issues around cultural homes are hugely important to him."We think there's some good traction with the homes as well as organizations like AdvantAge to find that. You don't want unintended consequences to have further unintended consequences, especially when we have an overall capacity issue.
"I would say that those residents, they face challenges in adapting to our culture, traditions, cuisine and our home."
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