Article content Re. “Albertans have shown discipline needed for a broader relaunch,” David Staples, May 22 Finally, an excellent piece by David Staples has pointed out that the initial probable model of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta has turned out…
Tag: long-term care
Health Matters: May 25
May 25 2020 8:39pm It’s estimated over 80 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Canada were in long-term care facilities, and researchers say that means the pandemic has had a particularly big impact on women. Su-Ling Goh reports. ‘ });…
Calgary widow grieving loss of twin sister marks bittersweet 82nd birthday
It was a bittersweet birthday for 82-year-old Dorothy Vaughan. Friends and family gathered outside her Calgary retirement home in McKenzie Towne to mark the occasion. “I have the most wonderful friends and daughters,” Dorothy said. Her daughter, Nina Vaughan, wanted…
Hospitalization rates remain low Friday but Alberta sees 2 more COVID-19 deaths
Alberta confirmed 32 new COVID-19 cases Friday, Alberta Health said, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 865. Two more Albertans died from the virus. Health officials said the two individuals who passed away were a…
Class action lawsuit filed against Revera for McKenzie Towne centre’s COVID-19 response
A class action lawsuit was filed Tuesday against Revera Inc., the company that operates McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre in Calgary, the site of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak. The lawsuit, filed May 12 by James H. Brown and Associates and…
Wednesday’s letters: Oilpatch monitoring an essential service
Article content I presume that most of the work of monitoring air quality, methane leakage, water contamination, wildlife impact et cetera, is done in the field. Fortunately for the workers involved, there is nowhere safer for them to be in…
Opinion: COVID-19 lays bare poor conditions in long-term care homes
Article content Close to half of Canada’s COVID-19 deaths have occurred in long-term care facilities, with many additional fatalities expected. The pandemic has produced shocking conditions in some facilities, including residents in critical condition abandoned by staff, workers without protective…
Thursday’s letters: Students, parents get a gold star
Article content I am feeling ever so grateful as I continue to work as an elementary school teacher online throughout COVID-19. My students have embraced this newfangled way of online learning. I am so very proud of their efforts and…
$350 million of federal help on the way for charities
April 21 2020 8:13pm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged $350 million to charities struggling with problems linked to COVID-19. Fletcher Kent has more on where the money is going and what kind of difference it will make. ‘ });…
‘This will happen again’: Advocates call for national rules for long-term care amid COVID-19 crisis
Families agonize over putting a parent into long-term care and it’s a decision that can be overwhelmed with stress. Valerie Stitchman said it wasn’t easy, but it was necessary to have her mother, June, placed into a long-term care home. June Lawrence lives with…