Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to long-term care facilities in the Greater Toronto Area start to head home.Around 500 military members and their associated equipment were gathered at Canadian Forces Base Borden north of Toronto in early April to support the federal government’s response to COVID-19.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Many of those troops were eventually deployed to seven long-term care homes hit hard by COVID-19.
They found cases of abuse and negligence as well as bug infestations, bleeding infections and residents being left crying for help for hours.Their observations were compiled into a damning report releases last month that has sparked several lawsuits as well as calls.