Tag: Long-term care
Everything you need to know about RSV virus, vaccine availability
Seasonal viruses are beginning to make the rounds in the London region, an annual wave of illness that puts pressure on hospitals. In addition to flu and COVID-19 shots, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines are available for the most vulnerable. Here’s what you need to know. What is RSV? RSV usually causes mild cold-like symptoms […]
What we know about retirement home that is suddenly closing
All we know and donât know about the abrupt closing of small Norwich retirement home amid a police fraud investigation.
What to know as free flu, COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out ahead of virus season
Ontario’s rollout of free flu and COVID-19 vaccines for the general population has begun.
Nursing home set to abruptly close, forcing out residents: ‘Nowhere to go’
A Southwestern Ontario retirement home where police say some residents were victims of fraud has announced it’s closing its doors in two weeks, leaving its residents’ futures uncertain. Miranda Guitardâs husbandâs elderly grandmother is a resident at Trillium Norwich Retirement Home in Norwich, south of Woodstock. She received an email Saturday afternoon from staff alerting […]
Oudshoorn: Poverty, addiction, mental illness not causes of homelessness, success is
Visible homelessness persists at crisis levels within London.