Lisa Levin, CEO of AdvantAge Ontario, released the following statement on the new Health Care Funding Plan
“Today’s report by Ontario’s Ombudsman does not tell the whole story. Ontario’s not-for-profit long-term care homes are run by committed, caring people. They encountered a devastating staffing crisis at the outset of the pandemic.
While inspections play a critical role in facilitating government oversight, more inspections and penalties would not have averted the issues during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rather, not-for-profit homes needed support with more staffing and quicker access to PPE. Our staffing crisis has not ended. That’s why AdvantAge Ontario continues to call on government to create a system-wide human resources plan.”
About AdvantAge Ontario
For more than 100 years, AdvantAge Ontario has been the voice of not-for-profit seniors’ care in Ontario. We represent more than 480 providers of long-term care, seniors’ housing, supportive housing and community service agencies, including 98 per cent of all municipal long-term care homes and 83 per cent of all not-for-profit long-term care homes.
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Contact:
Chris Noone
Manager, Communications and Member Services
W: 905.851.8821 x 253
cnoone@advantageontario.ca
