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To: Saulamanca who wrote (23956)	5/27/2020 10:10:23 PM
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What we know about the Ontario long-term care homes in the military's scathing report CAF revealed improper equipment use, bug infestation, rotten food and a lack of cleanliness Adam Carter · CBC News · Posted: May 27, 2020 4:00 PM ET \| Last Updated: 6 hours ago News of deplorable conditions inside some of Ontario's long-term care homes continued to rock the province Wednesday, with Premier Doug Ford announcing the government would take over administrative control of four of the five homes mentioned in a shocking military report released yesterday. Here's what we know about those homes, what's been happening there, and what management says is being done to fix the situation. Eatonville Care Centre, Etobicoke Owner: Rykka Care Centres COVID-19 toll: 247 beds, 42 resident deaths. CAF report notes: COVID-19-positive residents allowed to wander, meaning anyone in the facility is at risk of being exposed. Reusing supplies even after sterility has been "obviously compromised" — like a catheter being pulled out and left on the floor for an "undetermined amount of time." No consistent safety checks. A "general culture of fear to use supplies because they cost money." Expired medication, with much of the ward stock "months out of date." "Aggressive behaviour," including not stopping or slowing when a resident complained of pain, pulling residents, and degrading or inappropriate comments directed at residents. In a statement, Eatonville executive director Evelyn MacDonald noted 104 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed among the facility's staff, while other workers did not come to work "due to personal health reasons. "Those who remained were overwhelmed by the pressures brought on by COVID-19. This shortage of staff was a significant challenge," she said. MacDonald said 129 residents and 89 staff are now considered recovered, with active cases at 11 for residents and 17 among staff. "We strive to provide a healthy home for our residents and a fulfilling workplace for our staff," she said. "We are committed to work alongside the Government of Ontario to find solutions to the ongoing challenges within our long-term care system that have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic." WATCH \| Marissa Lennox of CARP says the system has long been broken: Hawthorne Place Care Centre in North York Owner: Rykka Care Centres COVID-19 toll: 269 beds, 43 resident deaths. Report notes: Numerous fans blowing in hallways, increasing the spread of COVID-19. A "significant deterioration of cleanliness standards," and "significant gross fecal contamination" in "numerous patient rooms." Personal protective equipment (PPE) breakdown, with a near 100 per cent contamination rate for equipment, patients and the facility, as well as non-disinfected equipment being used on both COVID-positive and negative patients. "Forceful feeding" causing audible choking. Patients seen crying for help, but staff not responding for anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours. Residents not being bathed for several weeks. Personal support workers leaving food on a table where patients can't reach it, causing them to miss meals or not be fed for hours. In a statement, executive director Gale Coburn called COVID-19 the most difficult challenge the facility has ever faced. Within days of an outbreak being confirmed at the home, she said, over 100 employees were forced to isolate because of COVID-19 infections or symptoms. Others didn't feel comfortable going to work, she said. "The remaining staff who came to the home each day to provide care were faced with reduced staffing levels and an increased number of residents requiring their care. Our home along with our staff were overwhelmed." Continued