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The Globe & Mail – LTC staff struggling to isolate dementia patients during COVID-19 outbreaks, experts say

“It’s a significant problem in the time of COVID-19 and long-term care,” said Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge, a national seniors advocacy group. “It’s also quite inhumane to be locking people up in their rooms. Older people with dementia in long-term care are not prisoners,” she added. “The good news is there are some […]

The Toronto Star – Exhausted and at her limit, she put her mother in long-term care. She — and others — now regret making that decision

To a large extent, that has to do with poor planning and ageism, says Laura Tamblyn Watts, president and CEO of CanAge, a national seniors advocacy organization. “Canada has been unique in the OECD for not having a plan for aging and that’s not unique in a good way,” she says, referring to the 37-nation […]

The Toronto Star – Nine dead, more than 100 infected in ‘rapid’ COVID-19 outbreak at Barrie LTC home

Seniors advocate Laura Tamblyn Watts said the outbreak shows that Ontario didn’t make enough changes in the operation of long-term-care homes after the first wave of COVID-19 last spring. “We learned lessons, but most of them weren’t used,” said Watts, CEO of the advocacy group CanAge. Watts believes there were three key steps the provincial […]

CTV News – Care home staff struggle to isolate dementia patients during COVID-19 outbreaks, experts say

“It’s a significant problem in the time of COVID-19 and long-term care,” said Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge, a national seniors advocacy group. “It’s also quite inhumane to be locking people up in their rooms. Older people with dementia in long-term care are not prisoners,” she added. “The good news is there are some […]

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