Staffing issues noted in the May 20, 2020 Canadian military report on Long Term Care facilities in Ontario: "The staffing is such that it is impossible to provide care at a pace that is appropriate to each resident or allow them any kind of independence…" 1/4

"Or people are often sedated with narcotics when they are likely just sad or depressed in a context where there isn’t the staffing to support the level of care and companionship they need." 2/4

"ACC [Augmented Civilian Care] staff report not having witnessed any psychosocial support for those residents who have all of a sudden had their families taken away…" 3/4

"[H]eartbreaking to get a report about someone who is “agitated and difficult” and has been getting PRN narcotics or benzodiazepines to sedate them but when you talk to them they just say they’re “scared and feel alone like they’re in jail” - no agitation or sedation required”4/4