“This is not appropriate or acceptable.”The Star first reported that Ontario’s for-profit long-term-care homes had a higher average rate of COVID-19 deaths last May. The publicly available data showed that the coronavirus entered long-term-care homes at roughly the same rate, regardless of ownership type. Once an outbreak occurred, however, they were far deadlier, on average, in for-profit homes. The majority of Ontario long-term-care homes did not report any fatal cases during the pandemic, regardless of ownership type. Research from both the U.S. and Canada has found that for-profit long-term-care homes, on average, have lower staffing levels compared to non-profits.

Source: thestar February 26, 2021 16:52 UTC