Ontario advocates worry that seniors already preyed upon by COVID-19 will continue dying — not from COVID but from the heat — unless the government mandates air-conditioning in residents’ rooms. Extendicare Guildwood is one of Ontario’s care homes worst hit by COVID-19. But Guildwood is far from the only care home that doesn’t have air-conditioning in residents’ rooms. Even the newer homes don’t have to have it. It’s not part of the design requirements.”Some care homes have installed air-conditioning and multiple thermostats on every floor.

Source: thestar July 08, 2020 18:00 UTC