Year: 2020
Authors: Oliver J, Chidwick P, Forsyth P, Chauhan N, Nitti T, Siu HY.
Subject: Policy & Health Services
Keywords: informed consent; long-term care; nursing homes; palliative care
Source: JAMDA The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
Health Worker Group:
Sector: Long-Term Care
Country: Canada
Geography: Ontario
Category: Publications
Resource Type: Commentary
WeRPN Role: Not applicable
To the Editor: Older adults in long-term care (LTC) are at the highest risk of mortality from COVID-19. Ontario statistics from September 15, 2020, have confirmed 1824 LTC resident deaths, or 65% of all Ontario’s COVID-19–related deaths. At the peak of the first wave in mid-May, more than 260 Ontario LTC homes had an active outbreak.2 On July 29, 2020, the province of Ontario launched a commission to investigate the effect of the pandemic’s first wave on LTC homes.
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