Staff shortages make it difficult to meet LTC care targets, a Toronto woman is suing a LTC home for negligence, and the first long-term care home in Nova Scotia to be built in a First Nations community

It's April 19, 2024. This is the week in elder care news.

Long-term care needs 13,200 additional nurses and 37,700 PSWs to meet care tatgets

Staff shortages are making it difficult for long-term care to meet care targets. According to a document obtained by The Canadian Press, there is a need for over 13,000 additional nurses and 37,000 PSWs in Ontario. The Provincial government set a goal of four hours of daily direct care for residents by 2025.

Learn more about this story on Global News.

A Toronto woman is suing a long-term care home for negligence

Trudy Crock is suing Isabel and Arthur Meighen Manor for negligence after her Mother, Joan Chapman, saw a drastic decline in her condition after moving in. Six months following the move a geriatric psychiatrist at Sunnybrook discovered some of Joan's medications were mistakenly stopped.

You can find this story on City News.

Kiknu is the first long-term care home in Nova Scotia built in a First Nations community

Mi’kmaw elders and seniors in Nova Scotia celebrate the opening of the Kiknu. Kiknu is the first long-term care home in the province to be built in a First Nations community. Mi’kmaw culture has been embedded into many aspects of the home, including the building’s turtle shape, which represents the Indigenous reference to Turtle Island, as North America is known.

In speaking to families and long-term care stakeholders, most agree quality of life is far superior for residents when they can transition to a home the feels and functions similarly to the home they were moving from. Culturally approporiate food, activities, and traditions are significant contributors to this.

Click here for the news release from Nova Scotia.