April 12, 2024 - This Week in Elder Care News

It's Friday April 12, 2024, and this is the week in elder care news.

Bill 7 continues to make headlines

The Canadian Press is reporting that Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones and Ontario Health are keeping silent regarding the amount of money that seven patients have been fined for not accepting transfers from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing. The three opposition parties say the law should be repealed, but at a bare minimum the government should be up front about how its law is affecting patients and their families.

Read more about this story on CBC.

LaPointe-Fisher Nursing Home in Guelph is closing

LaPointe-Fisher Nursing Home in Guelph shocked residents and staff this week when they announced they will cease operations as of November 29, 2024. LaPointe-Fisher’s director of quality improvement said the closure is due to the age of the building and the investments needed to maintain its state of repair.

Staff and residents were told Wednesday April 10, 2024 of the move. Read more about this story on GuelphToday.

Canada's largest senior care conference

Together We Care, Canada's largest senior care conference, happened at the Toronto Congress Centre earlier this week. I spoke to the CEO of ORCA about her takeaway from the conference.

You can read about Daniel's experience at Together We Care on Tuesday and Wednesday.