Catholic Sisterhood Calls For Mike Harris’ Removal From Board of For-Profit Long-Term Care Company Published May 17, 2021 News Brief Sisters with the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary raise concerns about Chartwell’s corporate culture and treatment of frontline workers
How Federal Leadership Can Help Establish Important Social Programs and Health Reforms Published May 5, 2021 Explainer What the federal government’s process and budget tell us about the future of childcare, pharmacare and long-term care
Long-Term Care Executives Give Themselves Big Bonuses Claiming ‘100% Customer Satisfaction’ During Deadly Pandemic Published April 19, 2021 News Chartwell rejected a proposal to give frontline workers a ‘living wage’
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