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Long Term Care
More staff needed in long term care homes before visiting restrictions can be eased
Despite a rally urging visitation restrictions in B.C. long term care homes be eased, there…
COVID-19 has had no impact on death rates in B.C. long term care homes
While the dozens of COVID-19 deaths in long term care homes in B.C. have been…
Plans are underway to replace Kelowna’s Cottonwoods Care Centre
Cottonwoods Care Centre has been looking area seniors for decades but its years of service…
Lobby effort ramping up to loosen visiting rules in B.C. long term care homes
With no end in sight to tight restrictions on visits to long term care residents,…
Concerned about access to seniors under COVID-19? Ask the parties directly at this Zoom electoral event
With COVID-19 casting a nasty light on the state of long term care homes and…
‘NO TRANSPARENCY’: B.C. families denied access to long term care facilities wondering why
It’s bad enough to be kept away from loved ones who are locked down in…
Some aren’t waiting for Seniors Advocate’s report to find relief for family in care
With the provincial election over, Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie is about to release the results…
B.C.’s seniors advocate calls on province to make family members of longer-term care residents essential
After reviewing more than 13,000 surveys filled out by family members and residents of long-term…
B.C. may have to adjust COVID-19 strategy to get more visitors into long term care homes
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has fought COVID-19 by ordering province-wide restrictions. Even in…
Interior Health investigating COVID-19 exposure at Kelowna care home
Interior Health is investigating a COVID-19 exposure at a Kelowna care home but no outbreak…
It’s not just COVID making life miserable for long term care residents
There has been such a focus of late on the declining health of residents isolated…
Kamloops family frustrated war veteran locked away in care home because of pandemic
Alzheimer’s and time have faded Harold Houghton’s memories of his days in the British Merchant…
Seniors advocate fighting to improve visits in long term care homes despite surge of COVID-19 cases
B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie is a realist On Nov. 3 she released the findings…
Rapid testing in long term care homes is essential for reducing the spread of COVID-19, new reports say
Two reports are now out on conditions in B.C. long term care homes due to…
Why B.C. won’t be rapid testing for COVID-19 in long term care homes
Testing long term care workers for COVID-19 every day when they go to work is…