April 22, 2021 - The Globe and Mail

Ontario hospitals transfer patients to long-term care to free up beds for COVID patients

Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA, criticized Premier Doug Ford’s government for asking nursing homes to help hospitals on short notice.

“They are not going to be able to hire staff in two weeks to take on extra residents,” he said. “Doug Ford’s lack of planning should not be the long-term care sector’s emergency.”