Letter to Minister of Long-Term Care Rod Phillips
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Bill 283 (The Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority Act)
Bill 283 establishes a corporation called the “Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority” (the “Authority” (s. 2), governed by a board of 8-12 directors (s. 4(2)). The qualifications for sitting on the Board will be determined by regulation and the Authority’s by-laws (s. 4(6)). The Board will appoint one of its employees to be the Chief Executive Officer (s. 10(1)). The Statutory Powers Procedure Act does not apply to anything done by the CEO, except as may be provided in regulation (s. 10(4)).
Read MoreWith LTC Commission COVID-19 findings, CUPE calls for immediate creation of full-time jobs, application of precautionary principle by PC government
The clear recommendations from Ontario’s Long-Term Care Commission for the creation of more full-time jobs and, on the application of the precautionary principle in health care settings, require that the provincial government and the medical officer of health act immediately to prevent more COVID-19 deaths and LTC resident harm, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
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Call for human rights inquiry into systemic discrimination against the elderly in Ontario hospitals and long-term care
The Advocacy Centre for Elderly (ACE), the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are calling on the Ontario Human Rights Commission to conduct a landmark inquiry into the provincial government’s long-standing policies of ‘de-hospitalization’, and rationing levels of care and access to long-term care, that disproportionately hurt the elderly.
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Tell Doug Ford to reassess the province’s health policies and inequities in access to health care for elderly Ontarians
Send an email to the Premier and your MPP.
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Support the call to conduct an inquiry into discrimination against the elderly in health care in Ontario
Send an email to the Ontario Human Rights Commissioner.
Read MoreOCHU protests the handover of a retirement home to its owners after redeployed hospital staff found deplorable conditions there
Letters to the Ministers of Health and Long-Term Care.
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Revera report ignores complicity of for-profit long-term care owners and operators in conditions that led to hundreds of residents’ deaths
In what can only be described as wilful omission – Revera’s carefully constructed new report – glaringly overlooks how their own for-profit model of ownership contributed to the sad and in some cases deadly outcomes for hundreds of long-term residents in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreCUPE welcomes the Ontario government’s move towards a four-hour care standard in long-term care
The Ontario government’s commitment to a four-hour care standard in long-term care homes is welcome, says the union representing 35,000 long-term care workers in the province.
Read MoreCUPE welcomes Ontario government’s move towards a legislated care standard – urges swift action on Bill 13
As the second wave of COVID-19 makes staffing a critical issue in long-term care homes, the Canadian Union of Public Employees is urging the Ontario legislature to pass Bill 13, the Time to Care Act.
Read MoreOpen letter to members of the Ontario Legislative Assembly regarding Bill 13 Time to Care Act
For over a decade, our international, interdisciplinary team has been studying long-term care in six different countries, including Canada. Our research clearly indicates that minimum staffing is a necessary but not sufficient...
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