CanAge in the News
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
The Toronto Star – ‘It’s the seniors who suffer.’ 73 residents have died at Tendercare. Grieving families ask: Where’s the accountability?
The lack of accountability is an age-old practice in long-term care, said Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge, a national seniors’ advocacy group. “What we
CTV News – Front-line doctor describes COVID-19 vaccination effort in Toronto long-term care homes
“We know that if it’s not ramped up rapidly, more people are going to die, everyday,” said CanAge CEO Laura Tamblyn Watts, a national advocacy
Global News Radio – One-third of Ontario’s long-term care homes have COVID-19 outbreaks
Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge, joins Arlene Bynon to talk about why long-term care homes are in such a dire state and what needs
Canadian Parliamentary Access Channel – Green Party Holds Townhall Discussion about Long-Term Care
Green Party of Canada leader Annamie Paul, and Green MP Paul Manly (Nanaimo–Ladysmith, B.C.) take part in a virtual townhall discussion about the situation in
CTV News – Health experts urging quicker vaccine rollout as COVID-19 cases surge, doses sit in freezers
“This is a vaccine problem, not really a logistics problems,” said Tamblyn Watts. “We have existing systems to put vaccine into people … Get public