July 22, 2021 - Toronto Star

COVID-19 hit racialized and immigrant groups in long-term care hard. A new report says data is needed for change to happen

Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing, said better care can only be created when you understand and know the people you are serving.

“If it’s a home that’s serving Indigenous people for example, there may be residential school survivors,” he said. “And do the staff have the appropriate training and support to identify issues that exist among residential school survivors?” he said. “It’s understanding that cultural context of the community we might be serving.”