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N. S. long-term care staff prepare for strike after talks with province break off
3+ week, 5+ day ago (362+ words) The union representing more than 5, 000 Nova Scotia long-term care staff says its members are making strike preparations after five days of conciliation talks with the province did not result in an agreement. CUPE represents long-term care workers at 52 nursing homes…...
Staff at Sudbury long-term care home protest layoffs while operator insists patient care unaffected
1+ week, 2+ day ago (431+ words) A health care union held a protest in front of a Extendicare Countryside in Sudbury on Thursday to call attention to 21 layoff notices they say have been issued by the long-term care home operator. The chief steward of the local…...
Long-term care workers give strike notice for 22 nursing homes
1+ week, 2+ day ago (631+ words) Thousands of long-term care workers are preparing to take job action after reaching an impasse in collective bargaining with the provincial government. More than 2, 200 workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees gave notice Friday morning that they'll hit…...
Rally in Delta calls attention to delay in construction of long-term care centre
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (128+ words) Dozens of residents, health-care professionals and elected officials held a rally advocating for seniors' care and what they describe as inequitable health-care funding for the Fraser Valley. They say the demonstration is in response to provincial budget cuts that paused…...
Long-term care budget increase met with criticism from sector, MLAs
3+ week, 4+ day ago (783+ words) Some long-term care groups say the latest provincial budget doesn't go far enough to fill the gaps in the sector that are driving problems in health care. Improving access to health care is, according to the finance minister, the province's…...
Personal care home in Winnipeg's Bridgwater neighbourhood a decade in the making
4+ week, 2+ day ago (53+ words) Yahoo News Canada The province of Manitoba is putting $95 million toward a new personal care home in Winnipeg's Bridgwater neighbourhood, but it's not the first time, or the first government, to commit to the project. Iris Dyck reports....
Opposition seeks review of long-term care security after alleged sex assaults in Saint John
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1067+ words) Saint John police say the 69-year-old man they arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 15 seniors at a nursing home is a family member of a resident, but questions remain about how such offences could have occurred and how to ensure other…...
Northeastern B. C. , seniors concerned with delays to long-term care home expansion
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (15+ words) Yahoo News Canada...
Conservative MLA calls for transparency reports into long-term care beds through private member's bill
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (17+ words) Yahoo News Canada...
With P. E. I. s hospitals overcrowded, Opposition urges province to add long-term care beds soon
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (63+ words) Yahoo News Canada The Official Opposition is urging the P. E. I. government to add more long-term care beds as Island hospitals deal with overcrowding. The province is planning to add more than 200 beds, but that process can take years. CBCs Cody Mac…...