Ontario investigated 2 long-term care homes after accusing residents of negligently dying during the pandemic
Ontario is investigating two long-term care homes in Toronto. According to the Canadian military, the hospital died of negligence in the outbreak last year, not COVID-19.
Long-term care minister Merrilee Fullerton said that multiple inspectors are working with the coroner’s office at the Downsview Long-Term Care Center and Hawthorne Regional Care Center to interview staff and medical directors to verify that the residents died from dehydration. And reports of malnutrition.
The ministry said that the inspectors visited the houses on Monday.
Fullerton said on Friday that the Coroner’s Office will determine whether there is sufficient evidence to call the police.
Ontario investigating 2 long-term care homes following allegations residents died of neglect during pandemic
Ontario is investigating two Toronto long-term care homes where the Canadian military reported residents died of neglect, not COVID-19, during outbreaks last year.
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