Why The Problem of Privatization in Long-Term Care Goes Beyond Corporate Ownership

Published March 11, 2021 Explainer

Low-quality, high-cost long-term care is a symptom of policies aimed at cutting public services and cutting taxes for the wealthy

80% of Complaints Against BC Assisted Living Facilities Last Year Linked to For-Profit Providers

Published March 8, 2021 News

Retirement Concepts, BC’s largest retirement home chain, accounted for one-fifth of all substantiated complaints

Why Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh Are Taking Very Different Positions on Private, For-Profit Long-Term Care

Published February 28, 2021 Explainer

Trudeau and Singh’s positions highlight how each leader is directing their messages at different audiences

Ontario Nurse Who Contracted COVID-19 Cut Off Workers’ Compensation Despite Experiencing ‘Ongoing Symptoms’

Published February 11, 2021 News

WSIB confirms that Ontario frontline workers experiencing ‘residual’ COVID-19 symptoms may be cut off of workers’ compensation

BC Unions Representing Frontline Workers Were Not Consulted for Report on COVID-19 and Long-Term Care

Published February 9, 2021 News

Labour leaders question why Ernst & Young report consulted owners of private, for-profit long-term care homes but not unions

Ministry Inspectors Flagged an Ontario Long-Term Care Home Before a COVID-19 Outbreak Killed Over 40 People

Published January 25, 2021 News

Over 120 residents of a private, for-profit long-term care home in Barrie infected during deadly outbreak involving UK-variant of COVID-19