Long-term care facilities may start getting a bad rep, especially in Toronto, where an elderly patient was slain this week.
The culprit, it would seem, is the shortage of nursing home staff, said the authorities.
The killing of the dementia patient, allegedly by his roommate, at a nursing home in Toronto, Ontario, on Monday highlights a growing problem in Canada and the United States: There simply aren't enough workers per patient to give quality care or to notice problems when they are brewing.
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
