Politics Insider for Oct. 29, 2021 from stphnmaher: Nursing home operators could pay millions; Liberals get antsy; Manitoba gets stiffed cdnpoli
Ontario revealed legislation on Thursday that would allow for fines offor nursing home operators, and homes that fail to meet standards could be forced to hand over control to a government-appointed supervisor, thespend billions of dollars on hiring more workers
for the chronically understaff sector, doubling the number of inspectors to keep closer watch on conditions in the homes, and building new facilities to replenish the province’s aging stock of homes with multi-bed wards. “The Fixing Long-Term Care Act is a comprehensive rewrite of the rules and the law that will ensure that we protect our seniors and improve the quality of care and quality of life,” Long-Term Care MinisterThe coronavirus pandemic has laid bare weaknesses in the province’s oversight of the sector, including the decision of Premier Doug Ford’s government to all but eliminate proactive inspections of homes in 2018. COVID-19 has torn through homes in Ontario,.
The minister is also facing mounting pressure for recently announcing that the government has awarded 140 of 220 new construction projects toJohn Horgan is having surgery
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