New Brunswick's minister of social development is calling foul over a report released by the New Brunswick Nurses Union laying out 38 recommendations to improve the province's long-term care sector. The report, The Forgotten Generation: An Urgent Call for Reform, says the system is "in desperate need of reform" and alleges almost half of nursing homes didn't meet their staffing ratios last year. Fitch said staff from the department were only given an embargoed copy of the report two days before its release. Social development minister rejects the call for an inquiry into long-term care in New Brunswick. 3:15 A report released by the New Brunswick Nurses Union cites major problems with quality of care and oversight of nursing and special care homes.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2020 09:56 UTC