A law enacted in 2022, known as Bill 7, has garnered criticism for allowing people to be placed in a long-term care home not of their choosing. AdvantAge Ontario CEO says it seems like the impact on cultural home admissions was an unintended consequence.
TORONTO - Hospitals and long-term care homes spent nearly $1 billion last year to fill shifts with nurses and personal support workers from private staffing agencies, a Ministry of Health
A November 2023 staffing agency update obtained by The Canadian Press through a freedom of information request shows that agency use increased from 2021-22 to 2022-23 by every metric in hospitals and long-term care, in hours worked and in total costs.
Hospitals and long-term care homes spent nearly $1 billion last year to fill shifts with nurses and personal support workers from private staffing agencies, a Ministry of Health document estimates.