The Ford government has done nothing to prepare Ontario\u2019s long-term care homes for a second wave of COVID-19 infections, says the chairperson of the Sarnia Lambton Health Coalition.<\/p>\n
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Shirley Roebuck said the second wave has arrived, yet the province isn\u2019t taking action to avoid the devastation in long-term care that occurred earlier this year.<\/p>\n
About 1,850 residents in Ontario\u2019s long-term care system and eight staff members have died from COVID-19.\u00a0In Sarnia-Lambton, outbreaks in senior facilities account for 16 of the county\u2019s 25 deaths to date.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur priority is to get government to intercede and make sure there are enough staff and that they are paid properly,\u201d Roebuck said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the first wave, a lot of PSWs (personal support workers) and RNs (registered nurses) resigned from long-term care. They were exhausted by COVID-19 and afraid.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing has been done to address the shortage of staff,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Senior infectious-disease doctors and advocates like Roebuck are warning senior facilities still lack basic resources to combat COVID-19 outbreaks. The Ontario Health Coalition is calling for the hiring of infection prevention and control specialists, and the provision of adequate personal protective equipment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Sarnia Lambton Health Coalition is worried about what is going to happen in this next wave,\u201d Roebuck said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSevere staffing shortages mean that sometimes there are two PSWs to care for 40 people. Long before the pandemic, it was widely known to anyone in long-term care and their families, that staffing levels were not great.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe provincial government said they\u2019d do something, and they\u2019ve done nothing,\u201d she said. It\u2019s almost too late.\u201d<\/p>\n
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