COVID-19, but she’s still paying close attention to inspection reports for the long-term care home where he breathed his last breath.Her father was one of 70 residents who died at Orchard Villa, a home in Pickering, Ont., during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020.As recently as June, the home was dinged for failing to follow infection prevention and control protocols.
Now, Parkes and other relatives are rallying against a potential license renewal and expansion for the home’s owner, Southbridge Care Homes.“I am flabbergasted that it’s even a question,” Parkes said of the potential renewal.