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(May 1, 2020)<\/p>\n

By: Colin Gowdy, BLACKBURNNEWS.COM<\/p>\n

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The Sarnia-Lambton Health Coalition is calling on the province to continue to improve Ontario\u2019s long-term care homes, even after the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end.<\/p>\n

The local chapter is taking part in the Ontario Health Coalition\u2019s \u201cDay of Action to Fix Long-Term Care\u201d<\/a> <\/span>Friday.<\/p>\n

Chair Shirley Roebuck said COVID-19 has ripped the scab off an ugly problem in long-term care homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cPoor staffing, the poor wages, the lack of full-time work, and really the lack of time the PSWs [personal support workers] have in order to deliver quality care to our loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roebuck said the Ford government has improved testing, and its recent announcement to increase wages for front-line workers was a huge step forward, but she said that Ontarians need to make sure the wage increases become permanent and that the government addresses other systemic issues in long-term care.<\/p>\n

Roebuck said many of the problems really arose because of the private-for-profit long-term care homes that have popped up across the province.<\/p>\n

\u201c60 per cent or more of all long-term care homes in Ontario are for-profit, and the businesses, their top priority is making money, it\u2019s not looking after our loved ones,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need to ensure that there are no new for-profit homes, they should increase staffing, and all residents should receive several hours of direct nursing care per day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roebuck said a number of COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care homes in Sarnia-Lambton<\/a><\/span> have been impacted by a lack of personal protective equipment and bad working conditions that arise from poor staffing and poor wages.<\/p>\n

To get involved in Friday\u2019s initiative, Roebuck is asking residents to go to the Ontario Health Coalition Facebook page<\/a><\/span> where they can print a poster, take a picture of themselves with the poster, and then post it back on social media.<\/p>\n

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