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COVID-19: B.C. government to update long-term care visitation guidelines

on our Facebook page and on BC1. The province eased restrictions at long-term care homes in April to allow for two visitors and a child in a resident’s room at a time without supervision. COVID-19: Mandatory vaccinations urged for B.C.

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University of Guelph’s ‘One Bench One Tree’ project honours health-care workers

University of Guelph says a fundraising project led by its students is offering “the gift of rest” to health-care workers across Canada who worked tirelessly against COVID-19.The One Bench One Tree project aims to install a park-style bench and a native Canadian tree at hospitals across the country.

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COVID-19: Restrictions loosen at Ontario long-term care homes

Ontario can now have outdoor visits with up to 10 people at a time.The province says they can also meet indoors with up to two essential caregivers and two general visitors.The changes, part of the provincial government’s move to Step 2 of its reopening plan, came into effect Wednesday as cases of COVID-19 continue to decline.

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Burlington care home vaccination clinic to be held following COVID-19 death tied to outbreak

long-term care home (LTCH) on Wednesday to launch a vaccination clinic in the hopes of inoculating more staff amid a COVID-19 outbreak that has now claimed a life.Halton Region revealed the death at the Tansley Woods LTCH on Monday. It’s tied to a current surge that began on June 28 and now includes 20 total cases as of Tuesday involving at least 15 residents and one staff member.

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UNB’s new long-term care simulation lab to examine how viruses like COVID-19 spread in facilities

COVID-19, can spread within.“The lab is designed to mimic a typical double-resident room in a long-term care facility,” says Dr. Rose McCloskey, a UNB nursing and health sciences professor.From the hallway right down to the lifelike, robotic mannequins that breathe, blink and talk, the space is almost exactly like what you’d find in Loch Lomond Villa itself — but with a large two-way mirror to allow for observation.

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Burlington long-term care home facing outbreak involving Delta variant

Sixteen people have been infected with COVID-19 at the Tansley Woods long-term care facility in Burlington. As Brittany Rosen reports, advocates say they believe low staff vaccination rates are contributing to the outbreak.

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Burlington long-term care home experiences worsening COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 outbreak that has been worsening since it was declared in late June.Halton Public Health declared an outbreak at Tansley Woods long-term care home in Burlington on June 28. As of Friday, the outbreak stood at 16 cases involving 14 residents and two team members.The health unit also confirmed the outbreak includes the highly contagious Delta variant.

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Ayrshire childminder wins seal of approval from Care Inspectorate during pandemic review

Ayrshire childminder has received a good review from the Care Inspectorate following an unannounced check on the service she provides. Debbie O’Pray, who runs Debbie’s Childminding in Prestwick, was rated ‘good’ and ‘very good’ across a variety of quality indicators.

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Another Manitoban with COVID-19 dies in care at location out of province

COVID-19 has died while in critical care outside of the province.Officials confirmed Wednesday a woman in her 70s, who was transferred to a hospital in Ontario on June 4, has since died.

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COVID-19: Women’s paid work hardest hit by child care closures

When the researchers compared states that implemented closures with those that did not, they found that these closures had a greater impact on the employment of women than on that of men.They report their findings in the journal JAMA Health Forum.The authors conclude:“Labor market outcomes may differ by sex, and well-intentioned policies may exacerbate existing inequities. Our findings suggest that additional policy interventions to support women in families with children are needed.”The research was a collaboration between Boston University School of Public Health, MA, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

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COVID-19: Ontario easing restrictions in long-term care homes

long-term care homes next week.The newly appointed minister of long-term care, Rod Phillips, says nursing home residents will be able to spend time with family and friends this summer. Ontario eases long-term care COVID-19 rules by allowing ‘brief hugs’ despite vaccine status He says they will be allowed indoor visits with two general visitors and two caregivers, and outdoor visits with up to 10 people beginning on July 7.He says people providing personal care services such as hairdressers can return to the homes.

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Pandemic painting: artist uses coffee to create tribute to health-care workers

A Calgary-area artist has come up with an eye-catching tribute to Canada’s health-care workers. As Gil Tucker shows us, her salute to their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic is a real jolt of java.

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COVID-19: Personal care services in Ontario set to reopen as part of Step 2

They had to close twice before because of the pandemic. Now personal care service businesses in Ontario are getting ready to reopen. They’re allowed to start seeing clients again on Wednesday. Sean O’Shea reports.

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‘Miraculous’: Ontario man’s COVID-19 recovery inspires health-care workers

COVID-19.Vargas isn’t entirely sure where he contracted the virus. He and his wife Yolande December considered themselves to be extremely careful, always wearing masks and washing their hands often.

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Calls continue to reopen personal care services

With COVID-19 cases falling, calls for the province to move into stage two of its reopening plan are rising. Brittany Rosen has more.

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Families can meet loved ones in Manitoba care homes if all parties are fully vaccinated

COVID-19 pandemic.Beginning this week, anyone who is fully vaccinated will be allowed to go inside the care home for a visit, provided the resident they are visiting is also fully vaccinated. Many seniors struggle with loneliness.

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Laval long-term care home plagued by staffing shortages during 1st COVID-19 wave, employee says

The therapist says staff shortages prevented employees from properly caring for seniors and other vulnerable people living in the home, and many residents were barely hydrated and had eaten little before they died.The witness says she volunteered to help at the long-term care home and received no training, adding that she had witnessed a director break down screaming and crying in front of staff members.Coroner Géhane Kamel’s mandate is to investigate the deaths of people at seven seniors residences and long-term care homes in the province that accounted for half of the deaths in the province during the first wave of the pandemic.

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Demand for more physician assistants in health care

As the COVID-19 crisis put a strain on Canada’s health care systems, doctors and health workers agree there’s a need for more physicians assistants to help ease their burden. But as Ross Lord explains, their calls have so far gone unanswered

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Fully immunized long-term care resident dies of COVID-19 in Kitchener

COVID-19, the Region of Waterloo Public Health confirmed on Sunday.Health officials said the woman was in her 90s and was a resident at The Village of Winston Park, which is currently experiencing an outbreak.

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MSP demands lessons are learned from care home Covid deaths

Of these, 287 Covid-related deaths were recorded in South Lanarkshire care homes that are purely for older people.

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Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court dismisses challenge to health law

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama-era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans.The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire law intact Thursday in ruling that Texas, other Republican-led states and two individuals had no right to bring their lawsuit in federal court.The law’s major provisions include protections for people with pre-existing health conditions, a range of no-cost preventive services and the expansion of the Medicaid program that insures lower-income people, including those who work in jobs that don’t pay much or provide health insurance.Also left in place is the law’s now-toothless requirement that people have health insurance or pay a penalty.

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COVID-19 ward in Quebec long-term care home lacked equipment, water: nurse

COVID-19 pandemic depleted staff at Laval long-term care home where 100 died, inquest hears The room contained no bathroom and no running water, she added. For residents who couldn’t be washed with wet cloths, hot water had to be fetched from the kitchen in a green zone.

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More Manitobans receiving intensive care outside of province die

Three more Manitoba COVID-19 patients who were receiving care in Ontario intensive care units have died.

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COVID-19 pandemic depleted staff at Laval long-term care home where 100 died, inquest hears

Long-term care homes were ‘blind spot’ in preparing for COVID-19, Quebec ombudsman saysIn the end, Gagné said 175 workers had to be brought in from elsewhere to fill the vacant posts.Authorities also had a hard time securing testing in the initial days of the pandemic. “Initially, there was only the national laboratory in Winnipeg that could confirm a case,” said Dr.

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3 more Manitobans receiving ICU care in Ontario have died

COVID-19 patients who were receiving care in Ontario intensive care units have died.“Our condolences are extended to these individuals’ families and loved ones for their loss.” a spokesperson for Shared Health told Global News.

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Honeywell sets up critical care centre for COVID-19 patients in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Honeywell on Friday announced that it has established a critical care centre at Bowring Hospital here to treat COVID-19 patients in the city.The technology company said in a statement that it has also donated 200 oxygen concentrators, N95 respirators, and PPE kits to the Government for distribution in the State.The 10-bed ICU centre at Bowring Hospital features necessary equipment to support critical COVID-19 patients, it was stated."Honeywell is committed to helping the country deal with this humanitarian crisis and has pledged USD 3 million since the start of the pandemic for COVID relief," said Akshay Bellare, President, Honeywell India.Another 10-bed ICU facility, similar to the one in Bengaluru, is planned in Mumbai, the

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COVID-19: Mandatory vaccinations urged for B.C. care home staff

COVID-19 pandemic, care homes and other facilities for seniors were hit the hardest. Now, calls are growing to make vaccination and rapid testing mandatory in those facilities.The BC Care Providers Association says it should be mandatory for all staff to be vaccinated as a condition of their employment.

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B.C. Interior care homes receive national grant to strengthen future pandemic response

COVID-19 and the goal of being better prepared in the future. Long-term care residents would rather see loved ones than be safe from COVID-19, B.C.

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Quebec relaxes COVID-19 rules in long-term care homes, private seniors’ residences

Quebec is loosening public health measure in its long-term care homes and private seniors’ residences. This will take effect Monday, when every resident as received his or her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Scots longest Covid intensive care patient finally leaves hospital after almost 200 days

Covid intensive care patient has finally left hospital after a brutal 195 day stay. Neil McLaughlin spent more than six months in hospital and 167 days in intensive care.

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COVID-19: Quebec relaxes rules in long-term care homes, private seniors’ residences

COVID-19 cases continue to drop.Seniors Minister Marguerite Blais announced the plan Friday as the province gradually reopens from the health crisis.“We’re progressively heading toward a return to normal for our seniors,” she said.Visitors will no longer have to make appointments to see their loved ones in those facilities starting next Monday. This will apply to all regions in Quebec, regardless of zone on the government’s colour-coded alert scale for the pandemic.How many visitors can a resident have over at a time? That depends on the zone where they are located.

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Ontario eases long-term care COVID-19 rules by allowing ‘brief hugs’ despite vaccine status

COVID-19 health indicators and higher vaccination levels.On Thursday, officials said brief hugs can occur safely regardless of resident and visitor immunization status. However, only those fully vaccinated can engage in closer physical contact such as handholding.The changes take effect on June 9.

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Govt issues guidelines for care of children affected by COVID-19

NEW DELHI : The government has come out with guidelines for the care and protection of the children affected by COVID-19 and fixed responsibilities for the states, district magistrates, police, Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies.In a letter to the chief secretaries of all the states and Union territories, Women and Child Development Ministry Secretary Ram Mohan Mishra on Wednesday said in order to streamline and facilitate the actions being taken, the major responsibilities of the primary duty holders have been enlisted to ensure the best interest of children during the pandemic.The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), in an affidavit to the Supreme Court, said 9,346 children have lost at least one of

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Manitoba COVID-19 patient dies in intensive care at Ontario hospital

COVID-19 ICU patient who was being cared for at a hospital in Ontario has died.Shared Health Manitoba said the patient, a man in his 30s, had been in intensive care out-of-province since May 20.Four additional patients were transported to hospitals Tuesday in Windsor, Sault Ste. Marie, St.

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Can governments mandate COVID-19 vaccines for long-term care staff? Experts weigh in

COVID-19 continues across Canada, Ontario became the first province to make receiving the shot mandatory for staff members at long-term care homes.In a statement released Monday afternoon, Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care Dr.

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Manitoba extends aid for child-care centres amid lengthened remote learning stint

COVID-19 public health orders temporarily sent most students home to learn for an expected three-week span.

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Action plan coming for 42 recommendations after Alberta long-term care review

final report Monday, saying it would help to shape the future of Alberta’s facility-based long-term care system, including updating the design guidelines for continuing care facilities and using capital funding to expand on the types of facilities throughout the province.

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Ontario government requiring all long-term care homes to have COVID-19 staff vaccine policies

COVID-19 vaccine policies for staff.According to a statement issued Monday afternoon, every staff member under each facility’s policy will be required to show proof of vaccination for each dose, show medical documentation outlining why they aren’t vaccinated, or they will be required to go to an educational seminar that goes over the benefits of being inoculated and the risks of not receiving the vaccine.“By encouraging more workers to get vaccinated, the likelihood of infections and outbreaks is reduced, which allows for additional easing of restrictions in homes and more opportunities for residents to enjoy activities that support their well-being and quality of life,” the statement said.The directive said all 626 long-term care homes

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Covid-19 linked deaths in West Dunbartonshire care homes among worst in Scotland

Staff at Dumbarton home were 'scared' for colleagues and residentsAt the height of the first wave of coronavirus last spring, staff at Dumbarton’s Crosslet House care home said they were “scared” for residents and colleagues.They also feared taking the virus home to their families, according to trade union Unison at the time.The trade union were calling on West Dunbartonshire Council to reveal how many residents had died at its care homes, claiming there was a lack of transparency.They told us last April: “Unison members have fed back that they are scared for residents and their families, colleagues and of contracting the virus or taking it home to their families.“Members feel the government was too slow to act and are unhappy that guidance

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COVID-19: Fairhaven long-term care resident discharged from home’s isolation unit

COIVD-19 has been discharged from the isolation unit set up at Fairhaven long-term care in Peterborough.The municipally-run facility stated Monday morning that the resident was asymptomatic while in insolation in the Westview 2 view and is now “returning to her home.”An outbreak was declared at the 256-bed Dutton Road home on May 21 after an employee and a resident tested positive. A second employee has since tested positive.

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N.B. reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, vaccination rates increasing among long-term care staff

The two cases in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) are travel related.The number of confirmed cases in New Brunswick is 2,181. Since Thursday, three people have recovered for a total of 1,998 recoveries.There have been 43 deaths, and the number of active cases is 139.

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More Manitoba COVID-19 ICU patients head to Ontario for care as 312 new cases, 1 death reported

COVID-19 patients are being sent to Ontario as the province continues to see hundreds of new cases reported daily.The province announced 312 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death Wednesday. The numbers were released later in the day than usual due to what the province called technical issues.

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Ontario fiscal watchdog to release new long-term care spending report

long-term care.The Financial Accountability Office says the new report is based on the province’s 2021-22 expenditure estimates.It says the overview of the ministry will identify key financial issues including the government’s promise to add and redevelop 30,000 long-term care beds.

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Indore to set up COVID-19 Care Centre for children

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Wuhan virus lab staff sough hospital care before China disclosed COVID-19 outbreak: reports

COVID-19 pandemic, according to several reports on Sunday, citing a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report.The Wall Street Journal, which first broke the story, said that the report provides fresh details on the number of researchers affected, the timing of their illnesses, and their hospital visits – may add weight to calls for a broader probe of whether the COVID-19 virus could have escaped from the laboratory.The news, which also reported by CNN on Sunday, came on the eve of a meeting of the World Health Organization’s decision-making body, which is expected to discuss the next phase of an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

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Woman urges mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for long-term care staff amid outbreak in Ontario

Ontario says staff who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 pose a significant risk to those living within the homes, and is calling for mandatory shots for all workers.Patricia Tomasi’s mother, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), has been living at the Maple Health Centre in Vaughan, ON., since Sept. 2019.

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COVID-19: Ontario government to allow for outdoor visits at long-term care homes

Ontario government says it will begin to allow for general visitors at long-term care homes in the province effective Saturday.The news comes in response to the province announcing its phased reopening plan on Thursday, a memo from the Ministry of Long-Term Care shared to Twitter from a nurse on Friday read.“As you will have heard, yesterday the government released its Roadmap to Reopen, a three-step plan to safely and cautiously reopen the province and gradually lift public health measures,” the memo began.It goes on to say that effective Saturday, general visitors can come to long-term care homes to see their loved ones for an outdoor visit.

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