{"id":17023,"date":"2021-06-23T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T20:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=17023"},"modified":"2021-08-05T17:55:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T21:55:19","slug":"peterborough-area-health-coalitions-calling-on-province-to-fix-issues-with-long-term-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/peterborough-area-health-coalitions-calling-on-province-to-fix-issues-with-long-term-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Peterborough-area health coalitions calling on province to fix issues with long-term care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(June 22, 2021)<\/p>\n<p>By: Mark Giunta, Global News<\/p>\n<p>Health Coalitions in\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/peterborough\">Peterborough<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/northumberland\">Northumberland County<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/city-of-kawartha-lakes\">City of Kawartha Lakes<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>say\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/long-term-care\">long-term care<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(LTC) living conditions and staffing levels remain top issues in Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>The three coalitions commissioned a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/report-survey-taken-by-kawartha-lakes-health-coalition-northumberland-health-coalition-and-the-peterborough-health-coalition\/\">survey<\/a><\/span>\u00a0of LTC front-line workers in all three of the communities and released the findings in a virtual media conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It found 70 per cent of respondents said that staffing levels have not returned to pre-pandemic levels at local facilities and 76 per cent stated they worked short-staffed daily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLong-term care is primarily staffed by part-time workers,\u201d said Marion Burton of the Peterborough Health Coalition, noting the workers have \u201cno benefits, low wages and no paid sick time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"c-blockquote l-article__blockquote \">\n<div>\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cThis is a recipe for disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-blockquote__buttonContainer __buttonContainer\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a class=\"c-blockquote__button __button\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22This+is+a+recipe+for+disaster.%22%0A%0APeterborough-area+health+coalitions+calling+on+province+to+fix+issues+with+long-term+care%0Ahttps:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/7970631\/peterborough-ltc-health-coalitions-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"social share | quote\" data-trackdata=\"{'content.share':'quote'}\"><span class=\"c-blockquote__buttonLabel __buttonLabel\">TWEET THIS<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\">CLICK TO SHARE QUOTE ON TWITTER: &#8220;THIS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bonnie Kennedy of the Kawartha Lakes Health Coalition discussed a lack of preparedness by the province and long-term care homes for a health-care crisis such as the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deficiencies in the system are tragedies waiting to happen again and must be repaired,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Roy Brady of the Peterborough Coalition said he had called around to all eight facilities in the area and said only three of them had full air conditioning in residents\u2019 suites.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"is\">\u201cAlthough COVID-19 caseload and deaths are low in the Peterborough area, relative to most parts of Ontario, long-term care conditions are not good enough locally.\u00a0 Air conditioning [is] one vital that residents need now,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<p>Global News Peterborough asked the Ministry of Long-Term Care about some of these concerns.<\/p>\n<p>On staffing, the ministry stated, \u201cwe have launched the largest long-term care staff recruitment and training drive in the province\u2019s history and are investing $4.9 billion over four years to help create more than 27,000 new full-time positions for personal support workers, registered nurses and registered practical nurses in long-term care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With respect to air conditioning, the ministry stated, \u201cwe are also investing $246 million over the next four years to improve living conditions in existing homes, including ensuring homes have air conditioning for residents.\u00a0 As of May 15, 2021, all long-term care homes are required to have designated cooling areas with air conditioning \u2014 and all 626 long-term care homes in Ontario are in compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, 60 per cent of homes are fully air-conditioned, including in all resident rooms, compared to 42 per cent last summer.\u00a0 An additional 23 per cent of homes are working toward being fully air-conditioned as soon as possible. This means at least 83 per cent of homes will have full air conditioning by this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All three coalitions wrapped up the survey report by calling on the province to end for-profit LTCs, hire additional qualified staff without fast-tracking students, ensure all LTC residents receive at least the minimum of four hours of direct hands-on care per day, set a minimum pay standard and ensure a minimum of 70 per cent of staff at each LTC home are full-time.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Peterborough Health Coalition Facebook page, a long-term care protest is planned at Queen\u2019s Park on Sept. 13.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/7970631\/peterborough-ltc-health-coalitions-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for original article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(June 22, 2021) By: Mark Giunta, Global News Health Coalitions in\u00a0Peterborough,\u00a0Northumberland County\u00a0and the\u00a0City of Kawartha Lakes\u00a0say\u00a0long-term care\u00a0(LTC) living conditions and staffing levels remain top issues in Ontario. The three coalitions commissioned a\u00a0survey\u00a0of LTC front-line workers in all three of the communities and released the findings in a virtual media conference on Tuesday. 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