Canada’s long-term care systems buckled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of residents died, hundreds of workers became infected, and tens of thousands of family members were left to pick up the pieces. According to Statistics Canada, residents of nursing and seniors’ homes accounted for more than 80 per cent of all reported COVID-19 deaths during the first wave of the pandemic. By midway through the second wave, about 9,200 residents had lost their lives. And by March 2021, long-term care...
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