Cathy Gapp, CEO of the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors, wants the provincial government to commit to annual increases in the food allowance for nursing home residents. ( Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors ) Cathy Gapp, CEO of the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors, wants the provincial government to commit to annual increases in the food allowance for nursing home residents. ( Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors )Nursing home residents rarely get enough fresh vegetables and fruit, nutritious meats and fish — keys to health and happiness — because Ontario feeds them on $8.33 a day. Generally, nursing homes purchase food in bulk and prepare meals in a basement kitchen, then dole out breakfast, lunch and dinner from serving stations on each floor. ( Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors )Candace Chartier, chief executive officer of the Ontario Long Term Care Association, which represents private chains and not-for-profit homes, is lobbying the government for “stable and predictable” annual increases.

Source: thestar March 11, 2017 00:56 UTC