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COVID-19 tore through the frail residents of the province’s nursing homes which were poorly prepared for a pandemic despite multiple warnings and the lessons of SARS, a new auditor’s report says.
Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk’s latest report, Pandemic Readiness and Response in Long-Term Care (LTC), makes 16 recommendations including tying licensing to timely renovations to ensure residents have accommodations that meet modern standards and the establishment of a provincial staffing strategy to address skills and staff shortages.
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