November 14, 2020 – CBC Radio
COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care home were forseeable and preventable, says geriatrician
Cases are on the rise across the country, and some provinces are again struggling to contain outbreaks in long-term care homes. Several deaths have been reported in facilities in Winnipeg, Edmonton and Scarborough, Ont., this week. Health officials like Dr. Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the National Institute on Ageing, say provinces didn't prepare their long-term care homes when they had the chance.