{"id":29960,"date":"2020-03-29T08:05:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T12:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=29960"},"modified":"2020-08-17T09:46:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T13:46:14","slug":"emergency-measures-to-support-long-term-care-homes-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/29\/emergency-measures-to-support-long-term-care-homes-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Measures to Support Long-Term Care Homes During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the Government of Ontario is implementing a new emergency order to ensure that staffing and resources are available to help care for and protect long-term care residents during the COVID-19 crisis. These temporary measures provide further flexibility for long-term care homes and allow homes to redirect their staffing and financial resources to essential tasks.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Ministry of Long-Term Care is also implementing a new approach to redeploying its highly qualified inspectors. These nurses, dieticians, and physiotherapists will be supporting long-term care homes on the ground through staff supply, care coordination, serving as point-people with Public Health, helping homes to prevent and contain infections, and many other tasks necessary to the safety and security of residents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The COVID-19 global pandemic presents challenges the likes of which we have not seen before,&#8221; said Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care. &#8220;I want to assure you that we are working around the clock to keep your loved ones safe and we will not stop acting to keep long-term care residents and staff safe and secure. I want to thank the dedicated staff of these homes who are working tirelessly during these unprecedented times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Critical funding for the long-term care sector was recently announced in Ontario&#8217;s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19. A $243 million fund will create additional surge capacity in homes, while supporting 24\/7 screening, more staffing and supplies and equipment to help with prevention and containment of this COVID-19 outbreak. This builds on an immediate injection of funding that long-term care homes have already received.<\/p>\n<section class=\"newsFacts\">\n<h4>Quick Facts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A new emergency order will help homes tackle a COVID-19 outbreak by addressing restrictions around staffing, reporting complaints, and documentation to help ensure there are enough staff to care for residents.<\/li>\n<li>Redeploying inspectors to help with critical areas of need was also done in the long-term care sector during SARS in 2003. This model was effective in supporting homes through that pandemic.<\/li>\n<li>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/mltc\/en\/2020\/03\/ontario-implements-enhanced-measures-to-protect-the-safety-of-residents-in-long-term-care-homes.html\">enhanced measures <\/a>have been introduced in long-term care homes to enforce social and physical distancing and contain the spread of COVID-19. These include increased bed availability to ensure homes are able to provide isolation rooms, ensuring sufficient nursing and personal support care staff are available and a temporary order that gives homes the flexibility they need to deploy staff when and where they are needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsFacts\">\n<h4>Additional Resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/2019-novel-coronavirus\">Visit Ontario&#8217;s website to learn more about how the province continues to protect Ontarians from COVID-19.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the Government of Ontario is implementing a new emergency order to ensure that staffing and resources are available to help care for and protect long-term care residents during the COVID-19 crisis. These temporary measures provide further flexibility for long-term care homes and allow homes to redirect their staffing and financial resources to essential tasks. 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