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According to the legal opinion from Sack Golblatt Mitchell LLP, “This Bill raises significant questions in relation to safeguarding the public interest in regulating Ontario health facilities and respecting fundamental human rights. It is to be hoped that the Legislature will subject the provisions of the draft Bill to more thorough scrutiny to ensure that residents of Ontario retirement homes are adequately protected.” It is expected that the Government will pass the legislation this week. The OHC has written a letter to all MPPs asking them to vote against the bill.
The Ontario Health Coalition, while applauding the provincial government for bringing in new legislation to govern retirement homes, is deeply concerned about significant portions of the legislation. We support the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly's (ACE's) recommendation that the government take this legislation back and think about the approach. The retirement homes industry is dominated by multinational for-profit chains and its behaviour impacts on thousands of seniors who live in the homes. In Ontario, there have been a number of retirement home fires in which residents have died. Other residents have died from inadequate care. There have been high-profile stories, court cases and coroner's inquests detailing the problems that have contributed to these tragedies. It is completely inappropriate that these facilities be self-regulating. It is important, that when establishing this new Act, the government takes the opportunity to take into account the input it has received from public interest groups and seniors' advocates and heed the warnings.
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For those of you who are particularly concerned about long term care homes, please find attached the draft OHC response to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care draft regulations under the new Long Term Care Homes Act. The draft regulations will replace the current regulations under the Acts governing for-profit, non-profit and municipal long term care homes, and the Facility Program Manual. Please feel free to copy, distribute, or use the attached materials for your own submissions. The deadline for submissions or comments to the Ministry regarding the draft regulations is June 5. Click here for our action alert containing information on how to send your input to the government and click below for our detailed response to the government’s proposal.
This March the Ontario Health Coalition and the Alliance of Seniors/Older Canadians Network hosted a conference on regulating Long Term Care Homes to improve care which reviewed the recent history of LTC in Ontario, critical issues, best and worst practices, and prospects for the future. Below is a presentation on the US nursing home sector by Toby Edelman M.Ed., JD, Senior Policy Attorney, Centre for Medicare Advocacy, Washington D.C., and an overview of the situation in Ontario by OHC Director Natalie Mehra.
LONG TERM CARE REPORTS
An evaluation of increasing need and inadequate standards in Ontario’s nursing homes
Review of Staffing and Care Standards for Long-Term Care Homes.
Presented to the Standing Committee on Social Policy at Queen's Park.
A clause by clause analysis of the draft of the Long Term Care Act as well as a comparsion of the Bill with recommendations made by the provincial auditor.
A report prepared for the Hospital Employees' Union of British Columbia by the OHC which examines the effect of the Ontario Tory government's privatization of Long Term Care on the quality of care and patients.
In February and March 2001, the Ontario Health Coalition held hearings across Ontario on the government's proposed changes to Long Term and Home Care in Ontario.
A Supplement to the June 2001 Report on Homecare Reform in Ontario.
Homecare Reform in Ontario, 1997-2000.
Report for the OHC by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Join in the Long Term Care Petition Campaign to raise Minimum Care Standards.
Letter writing campaign to support minimum staffing levels for Ontario Long Term Care facilities.
A checklist rating Bill 140 against what is needed in legislation.
Background on nursing homes, municipal and charitable homes .
A brief summary of the issues.
A 6-part series by Paul McKay of the Ottawa Citizen.
News from around the province.
By Ethel Meade.
News from around the province.
Concerns over the planned fall introduction of a new Long Term Care Act.
Regarding the Long Term Care Act.
New Long Term Care Act being drafted without public consultation.
Regulation 386/99 under the Long Term Care Act limits access to homecare.
Dalton McGuinty's government promised a regulated care standard to guarantee adequate levels of care for residents in nursing homes, but has instead announced a review that will delay, if not permanently derail such standards.
Long-term Care Hearings Imminent: Coalitions Respond Across Ontario.
OHC comments on Government announcement regarding long term care.
Health Coalition Reacts to Ontario's Nursing Home Announcement.
Citing unacceptable care standards groups launch campaign.
In response to a slew of media announcements this week from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care the Ontario Health Coalition is issuing a policy backgrounder and release on the situation facing seniors who require long term care in Ontario.
Coalition releases new evidence from cross-province hearings.
Cost of health care privatization of Ottawa Home Care services costing the public $830,000.
The Ontario Health Coalition is today alerting the public to a major policy initiative that will effect all Ontarians and their entitlement to Long Term Care. .
The Ontario Health Coalition is today urging the provincial government to immediately confirm or deny persistent rumours that it plans to fast-track new long-term care regulations without full public consultation..
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