{"id":11493,"date":"2020-04-28T23:17:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T03:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=11493"},"modified":"2020-05-13T12:31:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T16:31:25","slug":"coronavirus-toronto-man-concerned-about-lack-of-testing-of-at-home-personal-support-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/coronavirus-toronto-man-concerned-about-lack-of-testing-of-at-home-personal-support-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Toronto man concerned about lack of testing of at-home personal support workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(April 27, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>By: Tom Hayes, Global News<\/p>\n<p>A man who lives in an assisted living condo in downtown Toronto says he has concerns about the lack of coronavirus\u00a0testing for his personal support workers (PSWs).<\/p>\n<p>A spinal chord accident five years ago left Chris Stigas paralyzed and in need of a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>His daily routine includes two visits from PSWs and now with the coronavirus outbreak, Stigas said those visits have him worried for his well-being.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cI have people in my life who are coming in to provide care and putting my life at risk,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-blockquote__buttonContainer\">The PSWs who visit him currently wear surgical masks, but Stigas said he would like to see them tested for COVID-19 on a regular basis.<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy concern is some of them are taking public transportation. Some are getting rides from people in their lives that they may not be living with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The provincial government has expanded testing, including for staff at long-term care homes and hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Medical teams currently enter long-term care homes to test everyone inside.<\/p>\n<p>The Ford government recently announced plans were in the works to test all PSWs for COVID-19 before interacting with clients. No time frame for this expansion of testing has been set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, we\u2019re behind in Ontario,\u201d said Natalie Mehra, CEO of the Ontario Health Coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Mehra said the safety of everyone in the assisted living buildings needs to be a priority, including the PSWs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"readmore\">\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t test the staff and not the clients. The clients could be asymptomatic and could be passing along COVID-19 to their care workers, caregivers and their families and communities. So across the board there needs to be a coordinated ramp up of the testing,\u201d said Mehra.<\/p>\n<p>After his accident, Stigas was on a ventilator for four months. He survived but lost half of his breathing capacity. He doesn\u2019t think he would survive another ventilator.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why he wants his message to get to Premier Doug Ford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t forget about us and include us in the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6874817\/coronavirus-personal-support-workers-covid-19-testing\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Click here for original article<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(April 27, 2020) By: Tom Hayes, Global News A man who lives in an assisted living condo in downtown Toronto says he has concerns about the lack of coronavirus\u00a0testing for his personal support workers (PSWs). A spinal chord accident five years ago left Chris Stigas paralyzed and in need of a wheelchair. 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