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Podcast: Closer Look
Episode: What we discovered about the long-term care homes in your community
Description: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a harsh truth about Ontario’s long-term care homes: many were woefully understaffed, a factor that helped fuel the rapid spread of the deadly virus.Doug Ford’s government promised a major overhaul, including this key goal: by the end of 2024-25, LTC homes would have enough staff that each resident would receive an average of at least four hours a day of direct “hands-on care” from nurses and personal support workers (PSWs).As it worked toward that goal, the government crunched the numbers and regularly disclosed the provinci...