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"The Dumbing Down of the American Restaurant"
By admin - Published on Friday, 08 May 2020 09:32
"Three months ago, one could have easily argued that restaurants had reached their zenith of cultural and economic significance to the United States. But the coronavirus has dragged restaurant spending down 60 percent, and $3 out of every $4 is going to chains. The golden age of restaurants may be coming to a sudden end."
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/tom-colicchios-plan-save-restaurants/611263/
"Once a retirement plum for Quebec elders, nursing homes are now symbols of neglect"
By admin - Published on Friday, 08 May 2020 09:20
"In recent years, debates have raged over whether residents could have one bath a week or two, and whether they should have powdered potatoes, instead of real ones, to save a few cents a meal. The system has 38,000 beds, many of them crammed two to a room in crumbling buildings. The province today has two-thirds of the nursing-home beds of the 1970s, despite Quebec having three times as many senior citizens. The average stay before death is 18 months."
"Forty-eight residents at Ontario long-term care home die following COVID-19 outbreak"
By admin - Published on Friday, 08 May 2020 09:13
"TORONTO -- Five more residents of an Ontario long-term care home battling an outbreak of COVID-19 have died, bringing the total number of deaths to at least 48.
A spokesperson for Camilla Care Community in Mississauga said on Thursday that 62 residents have also tested positive for COVID-19, in addition to 34 employees who are recovering in isolation."
"Ontario scaled back comprehensive, annual inspections of nursing homes to only a handful last year"
By admin - Published on Friday, 17 April 2020 08:46
"People with loved ones in long-term care homes in Ontario might assume those facilities are thoroughly inspected every year to ensure they are in compliance with safety standards and regulations as the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care says they should be.
The province says on its website that each care home undergoes an annual inspection that includes interviews with residents, family members and staff "as well as direct observations of how care is being delivered."
But CBC News has learned that last year, only nine out of 626 homes in Ontario actually received so-called resident quality inspections (RQIs)."
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/seniors-homes-inspections-1.5532585
List of nursing homes and retirement homes with COVID-19
By admin - Published on Friday, 17 April 2020 08:41
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