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Retirement homes might seem like less of a lifestyle choice and more like relocation imposed upon older adults by fragmented and under-resourced primary and community care services. (Shutterstock)

September 26, 2023

Are seniors being pressured into retirement homes by lack of community services?

George A Heckman, University of Waterloo and Andrew Costa, McMaster University

Publicly funded primary and home care should be accessible to all older adults, regardless of where they live.

Long-term care workers shared ideas for mitigating moral distress at work, and these focused on improved communication, collaboration and support. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes.

June 6, 2023

Making good on promises: Long‑term care workers’ mental health is a shared long‑term responsibility

Bonnie Lashewicz, University of Calgary and Pauline McDonagh Hull, University of Calgary

Long-term care workers experienced mental health challenges and moral distress during the pandemic. Research shows why workplace standards and support for workers are crucial to the future of LTC.

For workers in long-term care homes, distress due to difficult working conditions is often dismissed as a part of the job description. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

December 19, 2022

5 steps for tackling Canada’s long‑term care crisis: It starts with valuing the well‑being of workers

Sophy Chan-Nguyen, Queen's University, Ontario and Colleen Grady, Queen's University, Ontario

The long-term care sector is currently being held together by a very vulnerable workforce, and is at risk of failing without immediate solutions.

Many caregivers were prevented from seeing and taking care of their loved ones in long-terms care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

July 17, 2022

Caregivers were traumatized by COVID‑19 public health and long‑term care policies

Charlene Chu, University of Toronto and Vivian Stamatopoulos, Ontario Tech University

Family caregivers of residents in longterm care homes experienced a collective trauma as they were kept away from their loved ones during the pandemic. This isolation has long-ranging impacts.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh held a news conference in front of a long-term care home in Mississauga, Ont. on Aug. 24. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

September 12, 2021

Long‑term care needs neglected in federal election platforms, despite COVID‑19 crisis

Debra Sheets, University of Victoria

National policies could improve long-term care, but major party election platforms do not address the pressing needs of seniors in care, even after the catastrophic toll of COVID-19 in care homes.

The isolation of long-term care homes to protect residents from COVID-19 revealed how much care was coming from visiting family members. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

August 12, 2021

Long‑term care after the COVID‑19 disaster: 3 promising ways to move forward

Pat Armstrong, York University, Canada; Hugh Armstrong, Carleton University; Jacqueline Choiniere, York University, Canada; James Struthers, Trent University, and Ruth Lowndes, York University, Canada

Research on the catastrophic effects of COVID-19 in long-term care homes is shedding light on avenues for positive change.

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