Federal Aid for Care Home Systems Needed Ahead of Second Wave, Advocates Say

Federal Aid for Care Home Systems Needed Ahead of Second Wave, Advocates Say
A resident and a worker watch as 150 nursing union members show support at rchard Villa Long-Term Care in Pickering, Ontario on June 1, 2020. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The federal government must do more to help provinces prepare long-term care homes for the next wave of COVID-19, the Ontario Long Term Care Association says.

Association CEO Donna Duncan is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to quickly negotiate an agreement with provincial governments to deliver funds to help long-term care systems ramp up preparations as soon as possible.