A Hamilton care home is being evacuated amid a "deteriorating situation" the city says has become "increasingly untenable and unsafe" for residents and staff. Roughly 35 people living at Emerald Lodge Residential Care Facility will temporarily be relocated to the former Cathedral Boys School, according to a media release from the city. The home is owned and operated by a numbered company, with Stefanie Martino as its director, says the city. In the days after that outbreak, public health told CBC it was urgently inspecting eight homes connected to the same owners, including Emerald Lodge. The release says city staff are working with service partners to meet the individual needs of residents and to find long-term housing and promises more updates in the coming days.

Source: CBC News October 23, 2020 23:48 UTC