July 20, 2021 - Global News

Ontario LTC home where 81 died turned down advice on COVID-19 isolation rooms: public health emails say

A Toronto long-term care home where 81 residents died of COVID-19 turned down advice from health officials to use “baby monitors” and “room dividers” to help create up to 20 potentially life-saving rooms for sickened residents, according to emails from Toronto Public Health.

“Those are two pretty feasible and practical workarounds to the deficiencies on that fourth floor that [Tendcare is] claiming precluded the use of it,” Dr. Nathan Stall, NIA Associate Fellow, said.