Dr. Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at The National Institute on Ageing , joined CTV National News to discuss the particular vulnerability of LTC residents across Canada as we continue to experience unprecedented levels of community transmission of COVID-19 + hundreds of LTC outbreaks.
Toronto doctors slam Manitoba's health minister for saying care home deaths are unavoidable
By: Joanne Levasseur ·
Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA, disputes Friesen's claim. He called the notion that deaths are unavoidable ageist and urged Friesen to reconsider. "Outbreaks like the one in Winnipeg's Parkview Place are avoidable tragedies," Stall tweeted at Friesen.
There’s a cost in money, isolation and family stress when seniors choose to remain in their own private homes
By: Rob Carrick
Deaths in long-term care homes during the pandemic have undermined the idea that institutionalized care means safety and security. The National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University did an online survey of 1,517 adults this summer and found that COVID-19 had influenced 60 per cent to change their mind about arranging for themselves or a loved one to move into a nursing or retirement home. At 65 and older, 70 per cent changed their mind.
COVID-19 has Canadians rethinking how they want to spend retirement: survey
A new survey suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has made Canadians re-think how they want to spend their retirement years. Dr. Samir Sinha. director of health policy research at The National Institute on Ageing, joins Devon Peacock on the Morning Show to discuss
COVID-19 Outbreak at 2 Toronto Hospitals
Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Ageing joined CTV News to discuss the second wave of COVID-19.
COVID tests, lockdown stress and bread-making contests: Homes with three generations under one roof face added risks in the pandemic — but there are upsides
By: Victoria Gibson
Dr. Samir Sinha said he’s seen multiple families in recent months hold off on placing a relative into long-term care, or pull them out of a facility to care for them at home instead. The decision wasn’t always easy, especially as lockdown measures began to relax this summer, Sinha said. “As the kids are going back to school, all of a sudden you have to think about, well, you’ve got an older generation in the household now who is at increased risk if COVID is brought into the home.”
Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Ageing joined Susan Bonner on CBC Radio to discuss Long Term Care Standards during COVID-19.
Read MoreDr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Ageing joined CTV News to discuss the NIA/TELUS Health survey results.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 cases climb in long-term care homes, experts hope to avoid locking down residents
By: Nicole Ireland
But after Labour Day, as COVID-19 cases sharply rose among the general public, so too did the number of outbreaks in long-term care. "It really reminds us that the outbreaks that we see in our nursing homes and our retirement homes across the country are really the product of community transmission," Sinha told Dr. Brian Goldman, host of the CBC podcast The Dose.
Coronavirus cases on the rise again in Ontario nursing homes
By: Katie Howlett
Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing in Toronto, said the greatest risk factor for a long-term care home is the prevalence of COVID-19 cases in the community. Many of the staff in these homes are racialized women who live in poorer neighbourhoods where the virus is particularly prevalent, he said, and they can unknowingly transmit it into their workplace.
COVID-19 outbreaks are hitting nursing homes again: Can we avoid another catastrophe?
By: Sharon Kirkey
“It wasn’t until the last couple of weeks that money started being committed for things like personal support workers and accelerated training programs to train up enough of a work force — things Quebec and B.C. had been doing since June,” said Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA.
Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Ageing, in Toronto visited CTV News Channel to discuss COVID-19 vaccine trials and rising cases in Ontario.
New research finds thousands of long-stay home-care clients did not get flu shot in 2019
By: Desmond Brown
Most governments have made the flu vaccine freely available and accessible, even in places like pharmacies across the country. The vaccine is available for anyone who is six months or older. "The challenge is that for the type of person that John and his team is studying, these tend to be people who are functionally homebound," Sinha explained.
Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA, talks to The Morning Show with Stafford and Supriya about the second wave of COVID-19 in long term care homes.
Why a 2nd wave of COVID-19 is more dangerous than it looks
By: Adam Miller
"It may seem somewhat comforting to say, 'Yes, there are a lot of cases, but we're not seeing our hospitals overwhelmed, and we're not seeing a huge number of deaths so far. So things are better, right?'" said Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Sinai Health and University Health Network in Toronto. "The truth of the matter is, we're just getting started."
Ontario home-care providers push for expanded services to fight pandemic
By: Shawn Jeffords
Dr. Samir Sinha, the Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Ageing, has been advocating for an overhaul for the home-care system for years. Sinha said more than 38,000 Ontarians are on wait lists to get into long-term care because there isn’t enough access to home care.
Ontario home-care providers push for expanded services to fight pandemic
By: Shawn Jeffords
Dr. Samir Sinha, the Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Ageing, has been advocating for an overhaul for the home-care system for years. Sinha said more than 38,000 Ontarians are on wait lists to get into long-term care because there isn’t enough access to home care.
What have we learned about COVID-19 to keep my elderly loved one safe in long-term care this time around?
Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Sinai Health and University Health Network in Toronto, joins host Dr. Brian Goldman on The Dose to share his insight into what we've learned about COVID-19 and what we need to do to keep our elderly loved ones in long-term care safe this fall and winter.
After almost 1,900 deaths in long-term care homes since the pandemic began, some say the province should have been able to prevent these new outbreaks. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA, spoke with CBC National about the second wave of COVID-19 and the crisis in long term care facilities.
Ryerson-based NIA is doing research aimed at reforming long-term care facilities ravaged by COVID-19
Written by Deepak Bidwai
By May, 81 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths in Canada had occurred in long-term care facilities. The Ryerson-based National Institute on Ageing (NIA) is doing research that will play an important role in reforming these facilities. We talked to its executive director, Michael Nicin, about this vulnerable demographic, and the future of recovery.
