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Ontario hits record daily high of new COVID-19 cases with 2,447 infections

Toronto hospital to take over long-term care home battling deadly COVID-19 outbreak

  TORONTO A Toronto hospital has announced plans to take over temporary management of a Scarborough long-term care home that is battling a deadly COVID-19 outbreak after medical doctors and Ontario s Opposition called for urgent action.  North York General Hospital released a statement Wednesday evening, saying that the province has requested that it work with the Tendercare Living Centre to finalize a voluntary management agreement. The news comes after the Ontario NDP issued an urgent plea Wednesday morning to demand that the province intervenes at the home, saying the outbreak has infected at least 145 of the 254 residents and has led to at least 26 deaths.

COVID-19 outbreak at Toronto long-term care home: Nearly half of residents infected and 26 have died

  TORONTO North York General Hospital is taking over a Scarborough long-term care home where roughly half of its residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Tendercare Living Centre, a 256-bed facility on McNicoll Avenue had 121 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, as well as many as 26 deaths attributed to the outbreak. There are also 49 cases among its staff. The Ministry of Long-Term Care said Thursday that temporary workers were sent to the home to fill staffing gaps caused by illness and North York General Hospital will take over management of the home. “We are deeply concerned with the situation at Tendercare Living Centre,” a ministry spokesperson said in an email to CP24. “Staffing needs at Tendercare are being urgently met with agency staff, and North York General Hospital is providing medical coverage and has entering into a Voluntary Management Contract to take over temporary management of the home.”

Hospital takes over Toronto LTC home with 121 coronavirus cases

Residents lacking sufficient medication, water at nursing home battling severe COVID-19 outbreak, doctors warn

Posted: Dec 23, 2020 5:41 PM ET | Last Updated: December 24, 2020 Tendercare Living Centre, in Scarborough, is experiencing a major outbreak of COVID-19 among residents and staff. Currently the home is battling 109 active cases among residents and 49 cases among staff.(Evan Mitsui/CBC) Physicians and family members are raising the alarm over conditions at a Scarborough nursing home, claiming residents aren t receiving enough water or medication due to a lack of staff amid surging cases of COVID-19.  Tendercare Nursing Home, located near Victoria Park and McNicoll avenues, is currently battling 109 active cases among residents and 49 cases among staff. An additional 26 residents have already died of the virus and 10 remain in hospital. 

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