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(July 23, 2021)<\/p>\n

By: Yona Harvey, Kingstonist<\/p>\n

About a dozen demonstrators gathered at the corner of Sir John A. Macdonald and Princess streets Thursday, Jul. 22, 2021 to raise awareness of the \u201ccritical condition\u201d in long-term care (LTC) homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ford government has to take firm action to correct the critical condition [in long-term care homes]. He has to act quickly,\u201d said Matthew Gventer of the Kingston Health Coalition in an interview.<\/p>\n

Quality of care of seniors in long-term care homes is the most pressing, most prominent issue, according to Gventer. Some things that need to be done include moving away from a for-profit model, ensuring a minimum four hours of care per resident per day, and for the government to deny renewing licenses for long-term care homes with \u201cterrible records,\u201d he said, citing Orchard Villa in Pickering having had its license just renewed, even though it had a high number of COVID-19 deaths.<\/p>\n

While Kingston\u2019s retirement homes have generally fared well, according to Gventer, \u201cwe\u2019re not just dealing with Kingston. What we\u2019re dealing with is the culture of the sector, [which] is distorted by the for-profit component, which plays a major role in long-term home care.\u201d<\/p>\n

The critical issues that need to be addressed include inadequate staff at retirement homes \u2014 particularly personal support workers (PSW), lack of enforcement of inspections, and insufficient work hours given to staff.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Some] seniors have dementia. It\u2019s very common for seniors in long-term care to have hydration problems, fall problems,\u201d said Gventer.<\/p>\n

He describes a situation when staff in retirement homes are pressed to deliver quick results, but are unable to do so because they are short-staffed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen someone is running a red line, and they\u2019re helping someone in the washroom in a high pressure situation, when they [have to] leave the person in the washroom to help another staff member, the fall prevention plan where they\u2019re not supposed to leave a person alone [is not followed].\u201d<\/p>\n

Gventer said, should the resident fall, the staff member is chastised, criticized, possibly fired. This situation is not unusual, he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a common problem when you\u2019re short staffed.\u201d<\/p>\n

A four-hour minimum care plan for seniors would ensure that staff follow hydration plans, incontinence care, and address social interaction needs for residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of them are isolated,\u201d Gventer expressed, noting that the time was right to stage a demonstration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to press the government to do something, to do the right thing. The Ford government has many connections\u2014political connections\u2014with long-term for-profit sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being top of people\u2019s mind is part of the reason the coalition is demonstrating, with more demonstrations planned over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Looking forward to the next election, Gventer said that he will judge candidates based on their commitment to dealing with long-term care.<\/p>\n

The Kingston Health Coalition is an affiliate of the Ontario Health Coalition, a non-profit, non-partisan public interest activity coalition and network whose primary goal is to protect and improve Canada\u2019s public health care system, according to their website. For more information, visit https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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