{"id":13446,"date":"2020-06-30T11:48:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T15:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=13446"},"modified":"2021-07-21T13:42:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T17:42:14","slug":"release-open-letter-ford-government-given-failing-marks-in-response-to-recommendations-on-long-term-care-covid-19-response-in-joint-open-letter-from-more-than-200-organizations-representing-almost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/release-open-letter-ford-government-given-failing-marks-in-response-to-recommendations-on-long-term-care-covid-19-response-in-joint-open-letter-from-more-than-200-organizations-representing-almost\/","title":{"rendered":"<FONT COLOR=\"#E00000\">RELEASE &#038; OPEN LETTER:<\/FONT> Ford Government Given Failing Marks in Response to Recommendations on Long-Term Care COVID-19 Response in Joint Open Letter from more than 200 Organizations Representing Almost 2 Million Ontarians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(June 30, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Toronto \u2013 The Ontario Health Coalition issued an <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/open-letter-open-letter-to-doug-ford-signed-by-100-orgs-1-5-million-ontarians-ltc-commission-immediate-measures\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/open-letter-open-letter-to-doug-ford-signed-by-100-orgs-1-5-million-ontarians-ltc-commission-immediate-measures\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593615481343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFOiR-lMjz_9oRW8njGmFxDximC9w\">open letter<\/a><\/span> to Premier Doug Ford on May 28, 2020 calling for key improvements to safety and care in Ontario\u2019s beleaguered long-term care homes where more than <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/report-tracking-of-covid-19-outbreaks-in-health-care-settings-june-17-update\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/report-tracking-of-covid-19-outbreaks-in-health-care-settings-june-17-update\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593615481343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEFplIJnPzZgclpSRAabYXgwSUrRw\">1,860<\/a><\/span> residents and staff have died as a result of COVID-19. Recently <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/health\/coronavirus\/advocates-demand-family-caregivers-be-given-access-to-long-term-care-homes-1.4987129\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/health\/coronavirus\/advocates-demand-family-caregivers-be-given-access-to-long-term-care-homes-1.4987129&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593615481343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFIGKU34gONgbJ7K1CfiwMreMhvHw\">a number of<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ontario-long-term-care-death-1.5604030\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ontario-long-term-care-death-1.5604030&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593615481343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEpt68eiKDuXAqRy9Jn_PST2mDNLA\">media reports<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6960274\/coronavirus-orchard-villa-families-letter\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6960274\/coronavirus-orchard-villa-families-letter\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593615481343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcx6cte23nPG1st3yu_nOFxI5jQQ\">accounts from families<\/a><\/span>, and the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/covid-19-coronavirus-ontario-update-may-26-1.5584665\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/covid-19-coronavirus-ontario-update-may-26-1.5584665&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593615481343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzDxQ9kNdeF4-TG--zD1d1ky1jeg\">military report<\/a><\/span> have revealed that long-term care residents are suffering serious weight loss and decline or even dying of dehydration and malnutrition due to inadequate care. That the staffing crisis is now a full-blown emergency in long-term care is not an overstatement, reported the Coalition, which is hearing from the front-lines of workers and families of residents and is calling for immediate action.<\/p>\n<p>In Quebec and British Columbia, governments have intervened to increase wages and provide full-time work to boost care levels. In recent weeks, Quebec set out to recruit 10,000 PSWs, offering $21 per hour for training and increasing wages to $26 per hour. They have more than 65,000 applicants and are well into the process. In Ontario, there has been no such response. In fact, the Health Coalition reports that it is hearing from front-line staff and families that staffing shortages are worse than ever with many more shifts unfilled even with unprecedented overtime. The Coalition held cross-province consultations on the staffing crisis in 2019 and wrote a <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/final-PSW-report-for-tour.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/final-PSW-report-for-tour.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593615481343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGUycoiwZIqrr2CBAXzmcWepOImCg\">report<\/a><\/span> on its findings commissioned by Unifor in December that detailed the staffing crisis (including that virtually every home was working short every shift, worse on weekend and worse in the evenings) and made recommendations to address it. Today the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/opinion\/columnists\/lilley-calls-for-long-term-care-funding-rejected-prior-to-covid\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/torontosun.com\/opinion\/columnists\/lilley-calls-for-long-term-care-funding-rejected-prior-to-covid&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593615481343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0MP8ujSBs4CJ8LbFksocZrB1LEw\">Toronto Sun<\/a><\/span> is reporting that the Ford government\u2019s Treasury Board twice, in the months leading into COVID-19, refused funding appeals to improve staffing levels. Staffing levels equate to care levels in long-term care: without enough staff, there is not enough time to bathe, feed, hydrate, reposition, and provide even the most basic care for residents, let alone provide care with residents and staff sick with COVID-19 and in isolation.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Coalition issued the following report card today, grading the Ford government on its response to the key recommendations made in its open letter, sent a month ago, which has now been signed onto by more than 200 groups representing almost two million Ontarians. Premier Ford has not responded to the Coalition\u2019s letter despite the huge body of Ontarians represented by the groups that have jointly signed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ford-gov-LTC-report-card.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ford-gov-LTC-report-card.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ford-gov-LTC-report-card.png 801w, https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ford-gov-LTC-report-card-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ford-gov-LTC-report-card-657x1024.png 657w, https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ford-gov-LTC-report-card-768x1197.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/grading-of-Doug-Ford-on-ltc-open-letter-web-vrsn.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Click here for printable version of media release<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/final-open-letter-to-doug-ford-re-ltc-commission-web-vrsn1-1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Click here for printable version of open letter as of June 30<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/resources-analysiscovid-19-resources-analysis-of-the-ford-governments-response\/#Tracking-report-on-COVID-19-outbreaks\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Click here for Covid-19 outbreak tracking reports by the Ontario Health Coalition<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(June 30, 2020) Toronto \u2013 The Ontario Health Coalition issued an open letter to Premier Doug Ford on May 28, 2020 calling for key improvements to safety and care in Ontario\u2019s beleaguered long-term care homes where more than 1,860 residents and staff have died as a result of COVID-19. 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