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Podcast: Faytene TV
Episode: Long Term Care In Canada
Description: A recent report issued by the Canadian Institute for Health Information reported that Canada has the ‘worst COVID-19’ record for long term care facilities in the world compared with other wealthy countries. The same study found that deaths in nursing homes represented 69% of Canada’s overall COVID-19 deaths, significantly higher than the international rate of 41%. Outbreaks occurred in 2,500 care homes resulting in the deaths of 14,000+ residents according to the report. Compounded on all of this has been the the harsh realities of the painful impact of families being kept away from loved ones in long term care facili...