The COVID-19 Pandemic and Ontario’s Care Homes

<p>As of April 6th, 26 residents of the 65-bed Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon have died from covid-19. The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care says that 50+ nursing home residents have died across the province with 44 homes reporting active covid-19 outbreaks. Clearly, Long Term Care facilities, which are home to significant numbers of elderly residents with underlying health conditions and compromised immune systems, are pandemic hotspots. But does the way work is structured and organized within nursing homes create special or increased risks to residents, workers and the larger community?</p><p> To help us answer this and related questions we interview Pat Armstrong, Research Professor of Sociology at York University and the author of two recent books on Long Term Care sector work: entitled “Wash, Wear, Care: Clothing and Laundry in Long Term Residential Care” and “The Privatization of Care: The Case of Nursing Homes”.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://canoefm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Background-Resource-List-for-%E2%80%9CConvid-19-and-Ontario%E2%80%99s-Long-Term-Care-Homes.pdf" target="_blank">Show Notes:</a> https://canoefm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Background-Resource-List-for-%E2%80%9CConvid-19-and-Ontario%E2%80%99s-Long-Term-Care-Homes.pdf</p><p><br></p>