Tag: Long-term care
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.
Grey County reaches tentative deal with long-term care employees
Grey County had reached a tentative agreement with unionized workers at two of its long-term care homes. On Thursday, council ratified and approved the recommendations of its bargaining team to bind the new agreement with OPSEU Local 299. The two-year agreement is for 2024 and 2025 and covers workers at Lee Manor in Owen Sound […]
Operation Christmas Child ramping up in Grey-Bruce
There is a movement afoot in Grey-Bruce to make Christmas a little brighter for thousands of children in developing and war-torn countries around the world. Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season is underway in the region, with individuals and groups now packing shoeboxes, boot boxes and other similar-sized containers with toys, school supplies, hygiene items […]
Flu, COVID-19 shots to be available to Grey-Bruce residents soon
With the fall respiratory illness season just around the corner, Grey Bruce Public Health is encouraging residents to get their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. The local health unit began receiving the vaccinations earlier this month, and they are being distributed to local hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes and other congregate living settings. This season’s […]
Achoooo! Flu bug lingers as cool weather, cold season looms
No, itâs not your imagination. That stubborn cold is lingering, that nagging cough just wonât go away and flu season is not even in full swing yet. The Middlesex-London Health Unit issued a reminder that as we head indoors and gather together, local residents must also guard against flu and Covid-19. âWe’re monitoring a number […]
If LHSC ends up doing less, who will pick up slack?: Expert
With a direct hand now in running London’s largest health care centre and teaching hospital, the Ontario Health Ministry will face tough decisions on its future, such as whether to âfind efficienciesâ or cut services, a health policy expert says. To find efficiencies, London Health Sciences Centre may continue to reduce staff and change how […]
Chesley long-term care home closing
Southbridge Care Homes is closing its 34-bed long-term care home in Chesley as of Dec. 31, citing “challenging” fire code regulations. The large and handsome old yellow brick home at 98 3rd St. SE needs sprinklers, a Southbridge letter to staff says. A letter from Andrea Loft, Southbridge’s vice-president of long-term care and retirement, […]
Paramedics to start bringing care into London-area homes for the aged
A pilot project to allow routine testing at London-area long-term care homes is designed to help reduce pressure on the health care system.