Tag: Ontario government
Ontario to charge $400 daily to discharged patients refusing to move to LTC
The Ontario government has announced that patients discharged by a doctor will be given two options: move to a long-term care home or pay a daily fee.
Hospital patients awaiting long-term care spot can be moved up to 150 km
TORONTO – Ontario hospital patients awaiting spots in long-term care can be moved to nursing homes not of their choosing up to 150 kilometres away, with charges of $400 per day if they refuse, the province announced Wednesday.
80,000 local schoolkids. No mask rules. Lots to discuss
Thames Valley District school board trustees are set to debate student safety as their 80,000 schoolkids head back to the classroom for the first time in two years without any COVID-19 mask rules.
London MPP to Ford Tories: Fix ‘frightening’ area ambulance woes
A London-area health-care flashpoint hit the floor of the provincial legislature, with a local opposition MPP warning one in three paramedics is ready to leave the profession.
$4B investment helps bring high speed internet to southwestern Ontario
More areas in rural Middlesex County and other southwestern Ontario hamlets will soon have access to better internet.