pandemic, an independent commission has heard.A dearth of staff was one of the main reasons COVID-19 devastated nursing homes in the spring, the Ontario Long-Term Care Association told an independent commission investigating how the novel virus spread in the long-term care system.“We still have an acute staffing shortage,” said Donna Duncan, the CEO of the association that represents 70 per cent of long-term care homes in the province.The Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission’s inquiry isn’t open to the public, but transcripts of testimony are posted online days later.
No more outings for long-term care residents in Toronto, Peel region, Ottawa “Are we ready?” Duncan asked during her testimony last month in response to a question from a.