June 24, 2021 - Kelowna Daily Courier

Rapid tests would help in the fight against COVID

The National Institute on Ageing (Ryerson University) is Canada’s only think tank dedicated to policy solutions for the aging population. If one searches online for the “NIA Long Term Care COVID-19 Tracker” (ltc-covid19-tracker.ca) and clicks “Canadian Summary,” a pop-up chart will display information including the total number of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes.

To date, across Canada there has been a shocking 15,233 resident deaths and 30 staff deaths. Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing, said: “We spend 30% less on the provision of long-term care in Canada versus what other industrialized nations spend."