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2022


	Forcing seniors into long-term care is not the solution to the hospital crisis – The Globe and Mail Aug 31, 2022


LTC beds will free hospital beds – CTV News August 19, 2022	Project tracking COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care paused due to lack of data – Toronto Star July 28, 2022


Omicron deadlier for Ontario seniors than previous two waves combined – Toronto Star July 11, 2022	To fix long-term care, we don’t need more beds — we need a transformation – Toronto Star June 28, 2022

2021


Seniors living at home anxiously await COVID-19 vaccines – CBC The National February 23, 2021	Doctors, caregivers push for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for housebound seniors – Toronto Star February 26, 2021


Geriatrician on urgency to get seniors vaccinated – CBC News February 15, 2021	Science Table doctor answers COVID19 vaccine questions – CBC Ontario Today February 18, 2021


In This Together: A Bell Let’s Talk Day Special – CTV January 28, 2021	Other factors at play in seniors who died after COVID-19 vaccine, experts say – CBC The National January 28, 2021


How paramedics can help keep older Ontarians healthy — and out of the ER – TVO January 22, 2021	Reports of seniors falling ill or dying after getting dose of COVID-19 vaccine don’t tell the whole story – CBC News January 27, 2021

A shot of euphoria, a dose of regret: Some health-care professionals who got vaccinated before front-line workers have second thoughts – Toronto Star January 16, 2021	Ontario seniors who live independently feel shut out by COVID-19 vaccine rollout – Toronto Star January 19, 2021


He’s 101, she’s 92. But this couple at an Ontario seniors’ home isn’t a priority for the COVID-19 vaccine – CBC News, January 5, 2021	‘Why can’t we get it done?’: Dr. Sinha on slow vaccine rates – CTV News January 4, 2021

2020


The Risks of the Prescribing Cascade – New York Times – September 7, 2020	Ontario care home visits a “welcome advancement” – CTV News – July 17, 2020


Cooling off from a heat wave is complicated by pandemic – CBC The National – July 8, 2020	Ontario Long-term care visits resume-CTV News – June 18, 2020

Families with elderly loved ones weigh risk of visits-The Daily Courier – June 18, 2020	Frustration surrounds visiting restrictions at Ontario nursing homes-CBC The National – June 16, 2020

Long-term care facilities to allow visits, but strict guidelines remain-Global News – June 12, 2020	‘It is inhumane’: Daughter kept from dying mother’s bedside because of limits on long-term care visitors-Ottawa Citizen – June 9, 2020

Long-term care facilities are the only option for many. What happens when they fall short?-Global News – June 7, 2020	‘We’ve been so blessed’: In-person long-term care visits resume in some provinces-CTV News – June 6, 2020

‘It can’t be for nothing’: Daughter of Northwood resident wants answers after mother’s COVID-19 death-CTV News – June 3, 2020	Northwood seeks private rooms after COVID-19 tragedy, but will N.S. fund the fix?-CTV News – June 3, 2020

Conservative leadership candidates pitch fixes for long term care –CBC News – June 3, 2020	More than 1/3 of Ontario LTC facilities report increases in worsening pressure ulcers, chemical or physical restraint use-iPolitics – June 2, 2020

Canadians have ‘deluded’ themselves about the state of long-term care-Global News – May 31, 2020	Canada is lagging behind other countries when it comes to funding long-term care-The West Block Podcast – May 31, 2020

The Avoidable Tragedy: How Canadian Public Health Failed to Curb the Carnage of COVID-19-The Capital – May 30, 2020	Private nursing home owners under pressure as COVID-19 exposes flaws in system-Red Deer Advocate – May 28, 2020

Confronting the Crisis in Long-Term Care –Policy Options Podcast – May 28, 2020	Advocates push Ottawa to fix long-term problems with long-term care-Halifax Today– May 28, 2020

Military teams report horrible conditions on long term care homes-Global News Radio– May 27, 2020	COVID-19 exposed horrors in long-term care. What should Ottawa do next?-Toronto Star – May 27, 2020

Canada’s soldiers have provided a wake-up call for our long-term care system –Globe and Mail – May 27, 2020	Geriatrician reacts to scathing military report on conditions in 5 Ontario long-term are homes-CBC News – May 27, 2020

City-run long-term-care homes have seen fewer COVID-19 deaths. Are staff wages the reason?-Toronto Star – May 27, 2020	The Star published an investigation into long-term care in 2004. What’s changed since then?-Toronto Star – May 27, 2020

Heat wave forces cities, long-term care centres to rethink how to offer heat relief under COVID-19-Insauga – May 26, 2020	Failing our elders –SickBoy Podcast – May 22, 2020

Ontario long-term care homes faced 3 times more respiratory infection outbreaks than retirement homes from 2014-19-iPolitics – May 20, 2020	Is it depression? Does dad need reminders to eat? Family seeks answers to father’s 22 pound weight loss in retirement home-Toronto Star – May 18, 2020

Is it depression? Does dad need reminders to eat? Family seeks answers to father’s 22 pound weight loss in retirement home-Toronto Star – May 18, 2020	Canada’s nursing home crisis: 81 percent of coronavirus deaths are in long-term care facilities-The Washington Post – May 18, 2020

Dear Grandma, read this before you visit the little ones-CNN – May 15, 2020	Coronavirus: Facts vs. Fears –CTV News – May 14, 2020

The Arlene Bynon Show-Sirius XM Radio – May 11, 2020	Strobel: S.O.S – Save Our Seniors-Toronto Sun – May 11, 2020

No easy fix for long-term care home problems highlighted by COVID-19-CTV News – May 9, 2020	Dr. Samir Sinha on how we can improve our geriatric care – Kelly Cutrara –Global News Radio – May 8, 2020

After the flood: How the next wave (or waves) of COVID-19 will look in Canada-National Post – May 8, 2020	82% of Canada’s COVID-19 deaths have been in long-term care, new data reveals –Toronto Star – May 7, 2020

Calgary woman moves dad from long-term care home amid calls to stop the deaths-CBC News – May 7, 2020	‘Where the tragedy really lies’: The crisis in Canada’s long-term care homes-CTV News – May 6, 2020

Report: Canada has highest proportion of COVID-19 deaths at long-term care facilities- CTV’s Your Morning– May 6, 2020	Grim COVID-19 numbers tell tragic story at Northwood-The Guardian – May 5, 2020

More money for seniors during COVID-19-Bancroft This Week – May 5, 2020	They said there was no playbook for dealing with COVID-19 outbreak at nursing homes. There were several.-Toronto Star – May 5, 2020

Union calls for public inquiry, criminal investigations into COVID-19 deaths at long-term care homes-CBC News – May 5, 2020	Nova Scotia struggles to contain coronavirus outbreak ravaging nursing home-Globe and Mail – May 4, 2020

Long-term care outbreaks continue to rise-CTV News Channel – May 4, 2020	Nova Scotia delayed implementing federal COVID-19 guideline for long-term care homes –The Chronicle Herald – May 1, 2020

Coronavirus: Facts vs. Fears-CTV News – April 30, 2020	A day with a geriatrician during the COVID-19 pandemic-CBC National – April 30, 2020

The Current with Matt Galloway –CBC Radio–April 30, 2020	The trauma will change you forever. COVID-19 has exposed problem in long-term care. Will the response fix it?-Toronto Star–April 29, 2020

Long-Term Care: The COVID-19 Battleground-CTV News–April 26, 2020	COVID-19 devastating Ontario Care Homes –CTV News–April 26, 2020

Can this pandemic be the crisis that finally forces us to fix long-term care?-CBC News–April 25, 2020	Seniors Homes at greatest risk for COVID-19 infection-Context Beyond the Headlines–April 24, 2020

From “risk is low” to calling in the army: 2 months of Ontario’s COVID-19 response in long-term care-CBC News–April 23, 2020	Ontario requests help from Canadian Forces – Military personnel would be deployed to assist in Long-Term Care homes-CTV News Channel–April 23, 2020

‘They’re like tinder boxes’: Study looks at protecting personal support workers in long-term-care homes-Our Windsor–April 22, 2020	Canadians share why they did or didn’t remove a parent from a care home-Huffington Post–April 21, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Was the COVID-19 crisis in Canada’s care homes preventable?-Global News–April 20, 2020	What it’s like moving a loved one to a COVID-19 field hospital-CBC News–April 20, 2020

Long-term care becomes ground zero in the COVID-19 pandemic-Canadian Healthcare Network–April 19, 2020	How Ontario’s plan to stop Nursing home staff from spreading COVID-19 falls short of B.C’s –QP Briefing–April 17, 2020

Ottawa researchers helping retirement, long-term care residents decide if they should leave during COVID-19-Ottawa Matters–April 17, 2020	The 2O2O Network Podcast with Jodi Butts –Canada 2020–April 17, 2020

It will take nearly a week to roll out Ontario’s emergency order for curbing COVID-19 deaths in seniors homes. Doctors say that’s risky –Toronto Star–April 16, 2020	Fighting COVID-19 in Long-Term Care-TVO The Agenda with Steve Paiken–April 16, 2020

Ford vows to overhaul long-term care after the pandemic to fix the ‘cracks and holes’ in the system-QP Briefing–April 15, 2020	‘Everyone knew this could happen:’ The deadly spread of COVID-19 through Canada’s seniors’ homes-Toronto Star–April 15, 2020

Long-term care homes ground zero for COVID-19 –CBC The National–April 14, 2020	Advocates wonder why long-term care COVID warnings were ignored- CBC News–April 14, 2020

Dr. Samir Sinha joined the CTV evening news-CTV News–April 14, 2020	We don’t have a COVID-19 epidemic: deaths in long-term care show we have two-Toronto Star –April 14, 2020

Telling the truth during a pandemic has its consequences –Toronto Star –April 14, 2020	Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and the world on April 12-CBC News–April 12, 2020

Quebec coroner investigates Montreal care home deaths- Global News –April 12, 2020	‘I’ve lived a good life’: Some seniors say they’ll refuse ventilator if they get COVID-19-CBC Radio –April 11, 2020

Dr. Samir Sinha on seniors and COVID-19-Santis Health Podcast –April 11, 2020	Cross Country Checkup- COVID-19 Q&A-CBC Radio –April 9, 2020

Nurses allege lack of cleaning and isolation contributed to deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary care home-CBC News –April 9, 2020	Should you consider moving your loved ones from nursing homes? –CTV News –April 9, 2020

What to consider before removing a loved one from long-term care-CTV News –April 9, 2020	Limit the number of nursing and retirement homes staff can work in, RNAO urges –The Chronicle Journal –April 9, 2020

Limit the number of nursing and retirement homes staff can work in, RNAO urges-National Post –April 8, 2020	Fresh Air with Nana aba Duncan-CBC Radio –April 4, 2020

Coronavirus: Supporting seniors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic-Global News –April 7, 2020	Ontario Today with Rita Celli – What is happening in Ontario’s long-term care homes?-CBC Radio –April 7, 2020

What to know before removing loved ones from nursing homes amid COVID-19 –Global News –April 7, 2020	Do these 4 things for your parents during the Coronavirus outbreak-Reader’s Digest –April 7, 2020

‘We’ve already lost a number of battles’: Geriatrician on COVID-19 –CBC News –April 5, 2020	‘Never felt this level of stress’: Geriatric doctor on the virus’ spread, treating COVID-19 –CTV News –April 5, 2020

24 deaths tied to Ontario nursing home –CTV News –April 5, 2020	Canada’s nursing homes worry coronavirus outbreak will mean residents ‘dying alone’ –Global News –April 4, 2020

How to help seniors get through the COVID-19 pandemic –CBC News –April 4, 2020	Families face tough call over removing loved ones from long-term care –Globe and Mail –April 3, 2020

Long –term care homes hit hard-CTV News –April 3, 2020	If you can get your relatives out of seniors’ homes, try to do so as fast as you can –Global and Mail –April 2, 2020

Why nursing homes are so vulnerable to COVID-19 catastrophe –Global and Mail –April 2, 2020	White Coat Black Art: The Dose with Dr. Brian Goldman-CBC Podcast –April 2, 2020

Why Canada is taking so long to start testing blood for COVID-19-CBC News –April 2, 2020	Man fears for father’s health after COVID-19 diagnosis at London, Ont. Nursing home –CBC News –April 1, 2020

It is a very dire situation-Globe and Mail –April 1, 2020	40 dead from COVID-19 in Ontario nursing and retirement homes-CBC News –April 1, 2020

Do these 4 things for your parents during Coronavirus outbreak –The Ledger –March 31, 2020	Dr. Samir Sinha Joins Arlene Bynon –SirusXM Radio – March 30, 2020

Through the nursing home glass, here is how residents visit with family in the time of coronavirus –Toronto.com – March 30, 2020	Information gap widens in Ontario as coronavirus sweeps through nursing homes –The Globe and Mail – March 26, 2020

COVID-19 isn’t the only thing that’s gone viral. Ageism has, too –The Globe and Mail – March 26, 2020	Death at Calgary care home raises alarms for officials and loved ones-CBC News – March 25, 2020

Why aren’t we free to age on our own terms? –The Walrus – March 23, 2020	Why are some seniors not heeding warnings about coming home? –CBC Here and Now – March 18, 2020

Is Enough Being Done to Slow Down COVID-19? –CBC Cross Country Checkup – March 15, 2020	Preparing for a pandemic: Tips from the Experts-CBC Marketplace – March 13, 2020

Worried about coronavirus? If your loved one is over 60, read this –CNN – March 13, 2020	Doctors answer viewer questions about the coronavirus-CBC: The National – March 13, 2020

Canadians need to come together to help older Canadians better prepare for coronavirus-Globe and Mail – March 11, 2020	Should You Stop Visiting Elderly loved ones because of Coronavirus? –CityNews – March 10, 2020

How seniors’ homes prepare for coronavirus outbreak-CTV News- March 10, 2020	Are Long-Term Care Homes Vulnerable to COVID-19? –Global News Radio- March 10, 2020

Long-term care homes in Canada step up pandemic plans for COVID-19 – CBC National	How seniors’ homes prepare for coronavirus outbreak – CBC National

Seniors look to cannabis to ease ailments of aging – CBC: The National – March 02, 2020	‘Share some love’: SickKids, Sinai Health appeal for help ahead of Valentine’s Day – Global News – February 4, 2020

2019


Decoding Your Clients – Advisor’s Edge	Crisis in Caregiving – CBC


The Right Homes for Seniors – TVO	What does it take to fix long-term care in Canada? – CBC News

Ever Say You’ve Had a Senior Moment? – YOUAREUNLTD	Tackling Food-Related Allergies and What to do About Them – CBC News

After Unanimous Vote, Toronto Council to Plan for Emotion-Focused Care in all City-Run Nursing Homes – Toronto Star	Workplaces Launch Help for Employees Struggling with Caring for Elder Relatives – The Globe and Mail

With a Looming Aging Crisis, Who is Helping the Caregivers? – The Globe and Mail	How to Prepare Loved Ones for Severe Weather and Emergencies – Next Avenue

Death and Decisions – Dementia Connections	Nursing Home Could get Big Benefit from Emotion-Focused Care Models, says New Report Commissioned by Toronto – Toronto Star

Canada’s national strategy on dementia must break the cycle of shame – Toronto Star	Diabetes is a huge health problem in Canada, and it’s on the rise – CBC News

What you can do to protect your family from the measles – CBC News	Canada’s struggle to get enough sleep – CBC News

2018


Why these university students love living with seniors – CBC News	All of Toronto is getting older, but it’s tougher to age in the suburbs – Toronto Star

Opioid abuse is affecting Canadian seniors in a big way: Report – Huffington Post	Negative self-talk about getting older can lead to internalized ageism – You Are UNLTD

Seniors report higher life satisfaction than other age groups: StatsCan – CTV News	Toronto city council to look at new Butterfly nursing home care program that is a success in Peel Region – Toronto Star

U of T researcher helping to build ‘age-friendly’ city – U of T News	Geriatric Doctor on Elizabeth Wettlaufer case – CBC

The prescription to fix hallway medicine once and for all – Toronto Star	How Ontario’s next government could relieve overcrowded hospitals – Toronto Star

Studies find that where you live can actually have implications on your health – CTV Your Morning	Supporting the Isolated Elderly – TVO

Canadians Geriatrics Expert to Assist the Federation Create a Progressive National Ageing Policy – Nevis Pages	Care for an ageing population – PM Harris commends the diasporic community – Nevis Pages

Toronto getting older and more isolated: Vital Signs report – CBC News	Combatting Dementia: Feed Your Brain – TVO

2017


Provinces struggling to provide proper care for seniors: report – The Globe and Mail	Advocate Praises Seniors Social Housing Plan – Toronto Sun

Census Health – CBC Metro Morning	Getting Around … When You’re Over 64 – TVO

Dealing with Dementia – TVO	Dementia risk linked to living close to high-traffic roads – CBC News

2016


Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital sets example for caring for elderly patients – The Globe and Mail	The best health care possible for seniors – Medicine Hat News

Oasis impresses minister; Seniors Affairs Minister Dipika Damerla stops by apartment building to see program in action – Kingstonthisweek.com	Why do we need a National Seniors Strategy? Because it’s 2016 – Longwoods.com

Oasis Impresses Minister – The Kingston Whig-Standard	Long-term care homes need better inspections, says seniors’ advocate – CBC The Current

Queensway Carleton Hospital pioneers new-model seniors’ unit in Eastern Ontario – Ottawa Citizen	From Alzheimer’s to heart attacks, loneliness in seniors has serious health effects – HealthyDebate.ca

New Health Accord should consider frailty – TheProvince.com	Frailty a Better Gauge for Health-Care Funding – Kitchener Post

Harmful Medication Prescribing to Canadian Seniors Costs $419M a year – CBC The National	Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce Honours Indian-Origin Achievers – The Indian Diaspora

Ganesh: It’s Time to Rethink How Our Health-Care System Treats Seniors – Calgary Herald	Health Checkup Panel: Doctor-Assisted Dying – CBC The National

Ontario extends paramedic house-call program for seniors – Toronto Star	Ontario Geriatrics Learning Centre – Hospital News

Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University Launches National Institute on Aging – Ryerson University Media Release	Magic abounds when daycare, seniors home share roof – Toronto Star

Integrating all levels of care key to health-care system improvements residents told at Etobicoke Centre MPP Yvan Baker’s town hall – InsideToronto.com	Elderly care model that cuts hospital time shared with 18 health groups – Global News

2015


House Calls program helps seniors live independently at home – CBC News	New health care model to improve care for seniors – Radio Canada International

When is aggressive cancer treatment too aggressive? – The Globe and Mail	Taking Good Care –TVO

Seniors’ financial vulnerability flagged for doctors – CBC News	No place like home? Investigating Ontario’s home-care shortcomings – The Globe and Mail

Health Check Up Panel: Canadians and Exercise – CBC The National	Health Check Up Panel: Type II Diabetes – CBC The National

Building a health system that meets the needs of an aging population – Hospital News