In Ontario, 64 per cent of all deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in long-term care homes, according to provincial data. Concerns remain about the safety of Ontario's care homes, with the potential for a second wave of the coronavirus on the horizon. (Submitted by Jill Vickers)Vickers recently learned a bed had become available at one such facility, but given the pandemic's deadly effect on the long-term care sector, she's having second thoughts. (Laura MacNaughton/CBC)As of last fall, 37,000 people were waiting for a long-term care bed in Ontario, according to the ministry in charge. There was also no one available for an interview at the Champlain Local Integrated Health Network (LHIN), which is responsible for placing residents in nursing homes.

Source: CBC News June 22, 2020 07:52 UTC