coronavirus pandemic ravaged CHSLDs, the province’s ombudsman said Thursday.Marie Rinfret pointed to several flaws in her annual report, saying the provincial government has failed to implement solutions to address longstanding failures in the eldercare system.“Understaffing, employee burnout, lack of qualified workers and dilapidated premises — these problems, among others, gushed to the surface, if not to say exploded,” she wrote.“And yet, the appalling state of long-term care resources that this picture paints has been repeatedly condemned for decades.” Quebec releases scathing reports into long-term care homes where dozens died The scathing findings in the report cover the 2019-20 period until March 31, when the COVID-19 health crisis.