{"id":15371,"date":"2020-11-18T13:38:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T18:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=15371"},"modified":"2020-11-27T13:44:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T18:44:24","slug":"covid-cases-are-exploding-in-long-term-care-and-retirement-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/covid-cases-are-exploding-in-long-term-care-and-retirement-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID cases are \u2018exploding\u2019 in long-term care and retirement homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(November 17, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>By: Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15372 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ZZZZZZ-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ZZZZZZ-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ZZZZZZ-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ZZZZZZ-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ZZZZZZ.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cOne tragedy on top of another tragedy,\u201d was the prediction of the\u00a0<a class=\"text-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thespec.com\/news\/hamilton-region\/2020\/09\/08\/is-ontario-ready-for-a-second-wave-of-covid-19.html\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Registered Nurses\u2019 Association of Ontario<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>between waves of the pandemic when no meaningful changes were made to shore up seniors\u2019 homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cUnfortunately, I was right,\u201d said CEO Doris Grinspun. \u201cThe number of residents with<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u00a0<a class=\"text-block__link\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thespec.com\/news\/hamilton-region\/2020\/11\/16\/hamilton-is-one-step-away-from-lockdown-but-no-one-knows-what-triggers-it.html\">COVID<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>is increasing, the number of staff with COVID is increasing and the number of residents who die is increasing. How can anyone sleep well at night with that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cA horror movie,\u201d was how Dr. Amit Arya describes the first wave in long-term care. The virus spread like wildfire, homes were desperately short-staffed and residents accounted for roughly two-thirds of deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cWe really have not done anything close to what we should have done to prepare for the second wave,\u201d said Arya, assistant professor in palliative care at McMaster University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">As a result, \u201cwe\u2019re shaping up to have a worse second wave,\u201d says Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cIt\u2019s devastating,\u201d said Mehra. \u201cThe numbers right now are just exploding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Outbreaks in Hamilton show seniors\u2019 homes are again becoming the epicentre of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a class=\"text-block__link\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thespec.com\/news\/hamilton-region\/2020\/03\/31\/what-you-need-to-know-about-covid-19-in-hamilton-and-halton.html\">Hamilton<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>had 21 deaths in 15 days at outbreaks in seniors\u2019 homes from Nov. 2 to Nov. 16. Three were reported Tuesday from Chartwell Willowgrove long-term-care home, bringing Hamilton\u2019s overall pandemic death toll to 70.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Twelve seniors have now died in the outbreak at the Ancaster home that has seen 67 infected since it was declared Oct. 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cWe know that this is an exceptionally difficult time and the deep concern this creates for family members,\u201d Chartwell spokesperson Sharon Ranalli said in a statement. \u201cWe continue to do everything possible to minimize the further transmission of the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">The number of large active outbreaks in seniors\u2019 homes in Hamilton is troubling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">St. Joseph\u2019s Villa in Dundas has 38 cases and one death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Hamilton Continuing Care at 125 Wentworth St. S. has 35 cases and four deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Baywoods Place at 330 Main St. E. has 29 cases and one death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">The Village at Wentworth Heights at 1620 Upper Wentworth St. has 14 infections and two deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Idlewyld Manor has nine cases, Aberdeen Gardens Retirement Residence has four, Amica Dundas has two and five more homes have one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Ranalli says Chartwell has maintained \u201csufficient staffing levels\u201d with help from temporary agencies. It\u2019s working with the LHIN, public health and St. Joseph\u2019s Healthcare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Provincewide, Mehra says \u201cstaffing has crumbled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cThe staffing levels were far too low after the first wave,\u201d she said. \u201cNow they\u2019re at levels we\u2019ve never seen and the homes don\u2019t have the resilience to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Instead of\u00a0<a class=\"text-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thespec.com\/news\/hamilton-region\/2020\/02\/10\/it-scares-me-to-death-says-hamilton-psw-about-severe-shortages-of-long-term-care-staff.html\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">hiring new staff<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>for seniors\u2019 homes during the lull between waves, Ontario lost workers, which Arya calls \u201ca disaster and catastrophe.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cPeople have left the profession in droves during the pandemic,\u201d said Arya. \u201cIt\u2019s not safe. You\u2019re not getting sick leave. You\u2019re not being paid a decent living-wage, so people have left for retail or the hospitality industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">The workers who are left are \u201cexhausted\u201d after putting in overtime and in some cases having their vacations cancelled, said Grinspun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cThey\u2019re frustrated, exhausted, wanting to give good care and not able to because they don\u2019t have enough hands,\u201d she said. \u201cOn top of that, community spread is only increasing which brings the virus inside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Getting COVID-19 under control in the community is key to stopping the spread in seniors\u2019 homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cAs the level of community transmission goes up, inevitably the infections are happening in long-term care,\u201d said Ontario\u2019s associate chief medical officer of health, Dr. Barbara Yaffe. \u201cUnfortunately in those settings, the infection &#8230; spreads quite quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Premier Doug Ford said Monday the province is considering using rapid testing at seniors\u2019 homes despite questions about reliability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cRapid testing must be deployed on an urgent basis,\u201d said Ranalli. \u201cThe very nature of the rapid spread of this virus, most especially for those who are asymptomatic &#8230; means we can\u2019t depend on screening or surveillance testing alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Grinspun says she\u2019s tired of consultations and announcements but little action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cIf I was concerned in the summer I\u2019m even more concerned today,\u201d she said. \u201cThe province is sleeping at the switchboard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespec.com\/news\/hamilton-region\/2020\/11\/17\/covid-cases-are-exploding-in-long-term-care-and-retirement-homes.html\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Click here for original article<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(November 17, 2020) By: Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator \u201cOne tragedy on top of another tragedy,\u201d was the prediction of the\u00a0Registered Nurses\u2019 Association of Ontario\u00a0between waves of the pandemic when no meaningful changes were made to shore up seniors\u2019 homes. \u201cUnfortunately, I was right,\u201d said CEO Doris Grinspun. \u201cThe number of residents with\u00a0COVID\u00a0is increasing, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ohc-in-the-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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