Seniors in care and their loved ones are devastated and terrified thinking about what #COVID19 will bring next.
Our parents and grandparents need us.
We have a responsibility to protect them with major changes and investments, including:
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#COVID19Ontario https://twitter.com/OntarioNDP/status/1247541250057596928

Aggressively recruiting home care and long-term care staff
Mandate that more staff be scheduled on each shift in each long-term care home
Immediately increase salaries to a minimum$22/hr to retain and attract workers, including PSWs and RPNs
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Assign each staff to one facility only
Standardize visitor policies province-wide to prevent COVID-19 transmission from visitors and volunteers.
Mandate home care workers wear PPE
Create a #caregiver fund to support families who care for their loved one at home
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