Ontario will take a look at new national standards for long-term care, the minister responsible for the sector said Tuesday, but wouldn't want to “water down” what the province is already doing to improve care.
The Health Standards Organization released updated standards Tuesday, including that residents should get at least four hours of direct care every day.
“I suspect Ontario will still have the highest standards in Canada...I'm uninterested in any guideline that would water down the very high standards that Ontario has put in place with the fixing Long Term Care Act.” Jane Meadus, a lawyer with the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, was on the committee that developed the national standards and said they won't “water down” what Ontario is already doing, rather they will be complementary.
But Meadus said nurses are critical to care in those facilities and are paid less than their counterparts at hospitals.
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