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Long鈥揟erm Care

A Mississauga retirement home is evicting its residents 鈥� but some are refusing to budge. Turns out they have the same rights as tenants

Business

A Mississauga retirement home is evicting its residents 鈥� but some are refusing to budge. Turns out they have the same rights as tenants

Retirement home residents are tenants just like any other and under the law their tenancy can only be terminated by the Landlord and Tenant Board.聽

May 14, 2024
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Ontario

Ontario family receives massive hospital bill as part of LTC law, refuses to pay

May 9, 2024
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Ontario

Two Ontario LTC homes closing in part due to requirement for sprinkler system

May 3, 2024
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Health

These changes in eating habits can be a warning sign of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, experts say

Apr 26, 2024
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Business

Opinion

Armine Yalnizyan: Liberal budget hits a home run on housing, but plays small ball on care economy

Apr 16, 2024
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Ontario

Ontario may not meet LTC direct care target due to staff shortages: document

Apr 16, 2024
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Ontario

Ontario won’t divulge total fines for hospital patients refusing transfers to LTC

Apr 11, 2024
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Crisis in Care | A Look Back

Ontario has a doctor shortage. So why isn鈥檛 the Ford government licensing more internationally trained physicians living here?

Gta

Ontario has a doctor shortage. So why isn鈥檛 the Ford government licensing more internationally trained physicians living here?

Aug 7, 2022
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A note to readers about today鈥檚 Crisis of Care stories

Crisis of Care

Irene Gentle: A note to readers about today鈥檚 Crisis of Care stories

Feb 7, 2021

From shocking investigations to key milestones, a timeline of long-term care in Ontario

Crisis of Care

From shocking investigations to key milestones, a timeline of long-term care in Ontario

Feb 7, 2021

Crisis in Care

Nine dead, more than 100 infected in 鈥榬apid鈥� COVID-19 outbreak at Barrie LTC home

Jan 17, 2021
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Investigations

Residents of many Ontario long-term-care homes live in shocking state of neglect

Dec 6, 2003

Investigations

After repeated demands to see mother鈥檚 bedsore, family horrified when nursing home reveals gangrenous, cantaloupe-sized hole on her back

Dec 5, 2003

Investigations

鈥業鈥檓 so sorry, I hurt your mother.鈥� Broken leg the beginning of irreversible decline for 93-year-old nursing home resident

Dec 4, 2003

Investigations

For weeks there was a terrible smell coming from her mother鈥檚 nursing home bed. When staff finally revealed the reason, she was horrified

Dec 3, 2003

Star Investigations

Doug Ford is spending billions to expand nursing home chains with some of the worst COVID-19 death rates

Star investigation

Doug Ford is spending billions to expand nursing home chains with some of the worst COVID-19 death rates

May 27, 2022
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Ontario long-term care home director named as donor to the anti-vaccine mandate 鈥楩reedom Convoy鈥�

Torstar investigation

Ontario long-term care home director named as donor to the anti-vaccine mandate 鈥楩reedom Convoy鈥�

Mar 2, 2022

Their mother had identical fractures in both legs when she died. How did no one at her Oakville nursing home see or hear anything?

Star Investigation

Their mother had identical fractures in both legs when she died. How did no one at her Oakville nursing home see or hear anything?

Jan 8, 2022

Hidden Influence

Did lobbyists influence Doug Ford鈥檚 COVID-19 decisions? Read the exclusive Star series

Jul 15, 2021
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Investigations

Analysis

With more damning findings about Ontario鈥檚 nursing homes, the auditor general issues more calls to action. But are they the right ones?

Apr 29, 2021

Investigations

At least 50 Ontario long-term-care homes have a COVID-19 outbreak. How many staff in the homes are vaccinated? The province has no reliable idea

Mar 27, 2021

Star Investigation

For-profit nursing homes in Ontario say ownership has nothing to do with their higher COVID-19 death rates. A Star analysis finds that鈥檚 not the case

Feb 26, 2021

Crisis of Care

The long-term-care system has been failing patients and families for decades. COVID-19 is shining light on the tragedies brought on by inaction

Feb 7, 2021

Crisis of Care

What鈥檚 changed since we ran Natalie鈥檚 story of neglect in two Ontario nursing homes? 鈥楴ot a damn thing,鈥� her granddaughter says

Feb 7, 2021

Opinion

Lessons from pandemic in long-term care appear to have been learned

Opinion

Editorial

Star Editorial Board: Lessons from pandemic in long-term care appear to have been learned

Sep 16, 2023
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Forcing senior couples apart in long-term care must stop

Contributors

Opinion

Forcing senior couples apart in long-term care must stop

Sep 13, 2023
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Workforce retention strategies that benefit all in the care economy

Contributors

Opinion

Workforce retention strategies that benefit all in the care economy

Jul 9, 2023

Podcasts

How do you want to spend the final years of your life?

This Matters

How do you want to spend the final years of your life?

Nov 7, 2022

Baby boomers are getting older and want change in long-term care

This Matters

Baby boomers are getting older and want change in long-term care

May 26, 2022

Long-term-care residents are facing unprecedented loneliness and depression

This Matters

Long-term-care residents are facing unprecedented loneliness and depression

Feb 1, 2022

More news

Six long term care operators have been sued for gross negligence. All but one are getting new government funding to expand

Business

Opinion

Armine Yalnizyan: Six long term care operators have been sued for gross negligence. All but one are getting new government funding to expand

Apr 6, 2024
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Don't want to end up in a nursing or retirement home? Some seniors are finding creative solutions 鈥� on their terms

Personal Finance

Don’t want to end up in a nursing or retirement home? Some seniors are finding creative solutions 鈥� on their terms

Mar 18, 2024
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A 91原创 long-term-care home is shutting down to make room for condos 鈥� will other homes follow when their licences expire?

Business

Opinion

Armine Yalnizyan: A 91原创 long-term-care home is shutting down to make room for condos 鈥� will other homes follow when their licences expire?

Mar 15, 2024
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91原创

Dos and don’ts of communicating with someone with dementia

May 17, 2024
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91原创

Ford government facing lawsuit over expansion of Pickering care home where dozens died during height of COVID

Feb 14, 2024
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91原创

They spend all day alone 鈥� in a chair. Some seniors are aging at home so quietly few know they exist

Dec 4, 2023
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91原创

鈥業 want people to see that this terrible thing happened in 91原创鈥�: 91原创 exhibit honours COVID dead

Oct 7, 2023
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Provincial Politics

Long-term care inspections system was overwhelmed by first wave of COVID-19, ombudsman finds

Sep 7, 2023
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The Third Act

How did this woman end up alone in a psych ward? Lillian鈥檚 journey through hell 鈥� and Ontario鈥檚 health-care system

Aug 9, 2023
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91原创

Which provinces meet 91原创鈥檚 new long-term-care homes standards?

Jul 19, 2023
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News

KFC saves the day after retirement home finds itself in hot water

Jul 3, 2023
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The Third Act

91原创 will soon become a 鈥榮uper aged鈥� country. Here鈥檚 why that鈥檚 a problem

Apr 25, 2024
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News

St. Catharines LTC home wages to jump as much as 14% as province appeals decision striking down Bill 124

Jun 20, 2023
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News

New Extendicare Peterborough to open in fall of 2025

Jun 13, 2023
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News

Niagara Region鈥檚 redeveloped LTC homes to open early next year

Jun 8, 2023
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Star Exclusive

Ontario bails out nursing home over $1.7M cost of caring for resident with obesity

Jun 7, 2023

News

Work on Havelock long-term-care home expected to begin this summer

Jun 6, 2023
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News

Provincial inspections highlight 鈥榳idespread issue鈥� of poor wound care at Blackadar going back years

May 25, 2023
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News

Balcony fire causes evacuation of Kitchener supportive housing building

May 23, 2023
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News

Eight new beds created at Fairhaven long-term-care home in Peterborough

Apr 28, 2023
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News

Shalom Village and Blackadar fined after not resolving issues raised in past inspections

Apr 21, 2023
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News

Heritage designation recommended for Kitchener nursing home built in 1993

Apr 5, 2023
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News

Blackadar inspection finds dirt, mould, leaks, rooms in disrepair and residents left for hours with no power

Mar 23, 2023
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Gta

Oshawa woman charged with fraud for impersonating a registered practical nurse in long-term-care homes

Mar 9, 2023
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News

NDP introduces bill it says will address care gaps and 鈥榮taffing crisis鈥� in health system

Mar 7, 2023
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91原创

Canadian health minister offers hints about Safe Long-Term Care Act

Mar 2, 2023
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News

Nurses, PSWs find proposed LTC home changes a bitter pill to swallow

Nov 6, 2023
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Gta

Brampton Civic Hospital鈥檚 acute care unit for dementia patients boasts a world first

Mar 2, 2023
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Provincial Politics

鈥楾he risk of harm is real鈥�: Ford government criticized for proposing a change to how elderly residents get medicine

Jul 19, 2023
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News

Pleasant Meadow Manor workers want talks over new working hours at expanded Norwood home

Feb 14, 2023
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