March 30, 2021 – Toronto Star

They were sicker and more vulnerable. So why did long-term-care patients see fewer doctors during COVID’s first wave?

By: Kenyon Wallace

Dr. Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University and a contributor to the CIHI report, said many infections can be treated by doctors in long-term-care homes but patients may need to be transferred to hospital if conditions worsen.