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Following yet another tragic death at an Ontario long-term care (LTC) residence, front-line nurses and personal support workers (PSWs) today renewed their appeal to Ontario’s health minister for increased care and staffing levels in nursing homes through legislation, training and protocols to deal with violent residents and for improved ministry enforcement of compliance orders issued against LTC operators.
“We offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of Joycelyn Dickson, who was attacked by another resident and died. We want assurances from the health minister that she will be taking immediate steps to prevent similar deaths, by making all seniors residences safer through a legislated care standard that will ensure increased staffing levels,” said Candace Rennick, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario secretary-treasurer and a former LTC worker.
Currently there is no mandatory, minimum care standard Ontario LTC homes are legislated to meet.
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Media:
| Media | Date | Title |
| Global TV | Mar. 16 | Video: Report on the Wexford tradgedy |
| CTV News | Mar. 16 | Videos: CUPE calls for ‘adequate’ staffing in seniors’ care facilities |
| CBC News | Mar. 15 | Video: Seniors home attack |
| CFRB 1010 | Mar. 15 | More Staff Needed in Seniors’ Residences: CUPE |
| CBC News | Mar. 15 | Accused in seniors home attack had acted out before, CUPE says |
| Globe and Mail | Mar. 15 | Seniors’ home staff warned that 72-year-old, now charged with murder, was violent: union |
| Zoomer Radio | Mar. 15 | CUPE calls for increased staffing after Wexford retirement home murder |
| CUPE Ontario | Mar. 15 | Health minister must call a coroner’s inquest into LTC beating death |
| CUPE Ontario | Mar. 15 | “Make it safe” for long-term care residents, front-line staff urge health minister |
