Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticizes long-term care homes without air conditioning
“But we need to find another solution and we need to make sure that these very vulnerable citizens are safe and comfortable.”Ford said he would be open to amending the Long-Term Care Homes Act to ensure all residents have air conditioning.
“Could you imagine being on the second or third floor when all the heat rises? It’s no different than going from your basement up to your top floor and you don’t have A/C. That’s terrible,” he said. Mr. Ford says he didn’t know until today that long-term care homes don’t all have air conditioning, and some are sweltering.
If Ford brings in a bill tomorrow to require AC in all long-term care homes we will pass it in five minutes flat.Ford said he was unaware that homes may not be providing air conditioning and added that he would “personally” call the homes. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Long-Term Care told Global News that the care homes must follow the cooling requirements in the Act while meeting infection prevention practices, but didn’t elaborate further.“We have shared guidelines from Public Health Ontario for the safe use of A/C and fans,” the spokesperson added.
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