In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 at their facilities, a home operator has suspended essential visits at all 14 of their long-term care homes in Ontario.
A central Ontario long-term care home devastated by an outbreak of a highly contagious variant of COVID-19 is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from residents families who allege their loved ones were neglected by those charged with keeping them safe.
Roberta Place, the central Ontario long-term care home devastated by an outbreak of a highly contagious variant of COVID-19 is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from residents families who allege their loved ones were neglected by those charged with keeping them safe.
Roberta Place resident deaths hit 50 amid ongoing COVID outbreak
There has also been an increase in the number of positive cases among staff/team members, which now sits at 89
Jan 28, 2021 2:38 PM By: Shawn Gibson
Roberta Place community relations co-ordinator Stephanie Barber confirmed the death to
BarrieToday on Thursday.
An essential caregiver associated with the Essa Road facility also died after becoming infected, bringing the overall death toll to 51 people since the outbreak was declared Jan. 8 by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.
Barber said there was also an increase in positive cases among staff/team members at the home, which is up to 89 from 86 as reported on Wednesday.