Long Term Care Advocates Call For Immediate Federal Action

Long Term Care Advocates Call For Immediate Federal Action
A home-care worker is shown outside Orchard Villa long-term care home in Pickering, Ont., on May 26, 2020. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Advocates and experts in long-term health care say now is the time for Ottawa to intervene when it comes to the inhumane treatment of seniors in nursing homes across the country.

When the number of deaths related to COVID-19 started mounting in April, federal officials promised to work with provinces to better protect seniors in the future.