Thread by @JoeljWittnebel, I think the saddest part of the armed forces report on long-term [...]

I think the saddest part of the armed forces report on long-term care is that many of the issues documented - as horrific as they are - have been ongoing for years, something we've repeatedly pointed out in @PointerBrampton and @PointerSauga https://thepointer.com/article/2020-05-26/military-whistleblower-report-details-serious-neglect-at-long-term-care-homes-in-ontario-including-brampton

Military whistleblower report details serious neglect at long-term care homes in Ontario, including...

In an unprecedented move, the Canadian Armed Forces has chosen to publicly expose appalling conditions in Ontario’s long-term care sector after providing emergency assistance over the last month.

https://thepointer.com/article/2020-05-26/military-whistleblower-report-details-serious-neglect-at-long-term-care-homes-in-ontario-including-brampton

For those looking to learn more: this piece by reporter @nida_zafar explains these issues expertly just as the military were arriving in Ontario and Quebec long-term care homes about 4 weeks ago. https://thepointer.com/article/2020-04-28/military-personnel-arriving-at-brampton-care-home-won-t-be-able-to-fix-system-wide-problems

Military personnel arriving at Brampton care home won’t be able to fix system-wide problems

The story has worsened for Holland Christian Homes, the operator of the hard-hit Grace Manor in Brampton, as another of the company’s facilities has a confirmed case of COVID-19.

https://thepointer.com/article/2020-04-28/military-personnel-arriving-at-brampton-care-home-won-t-be-able-to-fix-system-wide-problems

A bit of a reminder as to the state of Grace Manor in #Brampton before the military, the company was advising families to prepare for the worst/funeral arrangements ready their loved ones. It appears the military were critical in containing the outbreak https://thepointer.com/article/2020-04-19/prepare-for-the-worst-families-of-loved-ones-at-brampton-s-grace-manor-told-peel-sees-175-new-cases-of-covid-19-confirmed-over-the-weekend

Prepare for the worst, families of loved ones at Brampton’s Grace Manor told; Peel sees 175 new...

The province is mobilizing hospital teams to fan out to the worst hit long-term care facilities, but for some it might be too late.

https://thepointer.com/article/2020-04-19/prepare-for-the-worst-families-of-loved-ones-at-brampton-s-grace-manor-told-peel-sees-175-new-cases-of-covid-19-confirmed-over-the-weekend

Here, we break down the regulations and lack of action over the last decade that have allowed the long-term care sector to erode. https://thepointer.com/article/2020-04-15/lax-regulations-have-allowed-covid-19-to-ravage-vulnerable-seniors-residences-across-peel-region

Lax regulations have allowed COVID-19 to ravage vulnerable seniors’ residences across Peel Region

Despite stepped-up efforts to protect the elderly in Peel’s long-term care and retirement homes, the number of infections in these institutions continues to climb.

https://thepointer.com/article/2020-04-15/lax-regulations-have-allowed-covid-19-to-ravage-vulnerable-seniors-residences-across-peel-region

Finally, from reporter @isaaccallan: the #COVID19 pandemic has also raised or made worse issues around communication which have left many families in the dark about the state of their loved one. https://thepointer.com/article/2020-05-01/for-families-with-loved-ones-in-long-term-care-the-slow-drip-of-information-is-agonizing

For families with loved ones in long-term care the slow drip of information is agonizing

Families with parents or grandparents in vulnerable situations are growing more desperate for news from care facilities.

https://thepointer.com/article/2020-05-01/for-families-with-loved-ones-in-long-term-care-the-slow-drip-of-information-is-agonizing

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