Situation Critical - Homicide and Violence in Ontario's Long-Term Care Home
TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition is releasing a new report, Situation Critical, across Ontario from January 21st to February 5th.
Situation Critical is a new report that examines government data to reveal the current shocking state of long-term care in Ontario. Among all the data that the Ontario Health Coalition has collected on long wait lists, inequities, staffing shortages, and medical needs is a statistic that over the last 5 years measured there were 27 homicides. It is part of a rising tide of violence among residents of long-term care facilities. Why is this happening? This Ontario Health Coalition report bases its assessment of the current state of long-term care in Ontario and what the needs of our population of seniors are from available data from the long-term care industry and the Ontario government.
The Ontario Health Coalition will provide copies of the long-term care report at local news conferences and local first-hand accounts of conditions in long-term care locally following the themes of the report. The report is being toured around 30 towns around Ontario from January 21st to February 5th.
Monday, January 21
| WHERE: | Queen’s Park Media Studio, Main Legislative Building, Toronto | |
| WHEN: | 11:30 am | |
| WHO: | Devorah Goldberg, Research and Campaign Manager | (phone) 416-441-2502 |
| (cell) 647-631-8811 | ||
| Natalie Mehra, Executive Director | (cell) 416-230-6401 | |
| WHERE: | Chatham, Unifor Hall, 450 Riverview Dr. | |
| WHEN: | 10:00am | |
| WHO: | Shirley Roebuck | (phone) 226-402-2724 |
| WHERE: | Wallaceburg - Interview | |
| WHEN: | 11:30 am | |
| WHO: | Shirley Roebuck | (phone) 226-402-2724 |
| WHERE: | Sarnia, Coffee Lodge, 400 Exmouth St. | |
| WHEN: | 2:00 pm | |
| WHO: | Shirley Roebuck | (phone) 226-402-2724 |
| WHERE: | Sudbury Public Library Main Branch, 74 MacKenzie St. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Dot Klein | (phone) 705-566-9072 |
| WHERE: | North Bay Legion, 150 First Ave. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Ann McIntyre & Blanche-Helene Tremblay, Devorah Goldberg | (phone) 416-441-2502 |
| WHERE: | Smith Falls, Royal Canadian Legion, 7 Main Street E. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Ross Sutherland | (phone) 613-532-7846 |
Tuesday, January 22
| WHERE: | Hamilton Public Library Main Branch, 2nd Floor Program Room | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Janina Lebon | (cell) 647-773-1914 |
| WHERE: | Burlington Central Library, Frank Rose Room, 2331 New St. | |
| WHEN: | 1:30 pm | |
| WHO: | Tom Corrothers | (phone) 416-992-3411 |
| WHERE: | London, Neighbourhood Legal Services, Board Room, 151 Dundas St. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Peter Bergmanis | (phone) 519-433-4403 |
| (cell) 519-860-4403 | ||
| WHERE: | Peterborough Public Library Main Branch (Board room downstairs), 345 Aylmer St. N | |
| WHEN: | 11:00 am | |
| WHO: | Roy Brady | (phone) 705-745-2446 |
| Charlene Avon | (phone) 705-761-4408 | |
| WHERE: | Windsor, Mackenzie Hall, 3277 Sandwich St. W. | |
| WHEN: | 11:30 am | |
| WHO: | Ken Lewenza Jr. | (phone) 519-819-0830 |
| WHERE: | Oshawa, Parkview Senior’ Residence, 25 John St. | |
| WHEN: | 11:00 am | |
| WHO: | Trish McAullife | (phone) 905-706-5806 |
Friday, January 25
| WHERE: | Stratford Public Library, 19 St. Andrew St. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Treena Hollingworth | (phone) 647-537-4357 |
| WHERE: | Guelph, Public Library, East Branch, 1 Starwood Dr. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Magee McGuire | (phone) 519-767-0084 |
Monday, January 28
| WHERE: | Tillsonberg, Oxford County Public Library, Tillsonburg Branch, Program Room, 2 Library Ln. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Bryan Smith | (cell) 226-228-8309 |
| (phone) 519-456-5270 | ||
| WHERE: | Huntsville, Bullock’s Independent Grocer, 131 Howland Dr. | |
| WHEN: | 12:00 pm | |
| WHO: | Peter Cross | (phone) 705-646-1029 |
| Devorah Goldberg, Research and Campaign Manager | (phone) 416-441-2502 | |
| WHERE: | Woodstock, Southgate Centre, 191 Wellington St. S. | |
| WHEN: | 1:30 pm | |
| WHO: | Bryan Smith | (cell) 226-228-8309 |
| (phone) 519-456-5270 |
Tuesday, January 29
| WHERE: | Thunder Bay, 55+ Centre, 700 River St. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Jules Tupker | (cell) 807-627-6249 |
| (phone) 807-577-5946 | ||
| WHERE: | Kingston, United Church, 82 Sydenham St. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Mathew Gventer | (phone) 613-542-5834 |
Wednesday, January 30
| WHERE: | Ottawa, Sandy Hill Community Centre, 250 Somerset St. E. | |
| WHEN: | 1:00 pm | |
| WHO: | Al Dupuis | (cell) 613-808-7710 |
| (phone) 613-590-0970 |
Friday, February 1
| WHERE: | Kitchener-Waterloo, Waterloo Public Library Main Branch, 35 Albert St. | |
| WHEN: | 10:00 am | |
| WHO: | Jim Stewart | (phone) 519-588-5841 |
| WHERE: | Barrie Public Library, Painswick Branch, 48 Dean Ave. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Patty Coates | (cell) 705-321-1441 |
| WHERE: | Pembroke Public Library, 237 Victoria St. | |
| WHEN: | 12:00 pm | |
| WHO: | David Lipton | (phone) 613-546-1177 |
Monday, February 4
| WHERE: | Simcoe, Royal Canadian Legion, 200 West St. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Roy Brady | (phone) 705-745-2446 |
| Charlene Avon | (phone) 705-761-4408 |
Tuesday, February 5
| WHERE: | St. Catharines Public Library Main Branch (Rotary Room), 54 Church St. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Sue Hotte | (phone) 905-932-1646 |
| WHERE: | Grimsby, Livingston Activity Centre, 18 Livingston Ave. | |
| WHEN: | 1:30 pm | |
| WHO: | Sue Hotte | (phone) 905-932-1646 |
| WHERE: | Cornwall, Benson Centre, 800 Seventh St. W. | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 am | |
| WHO: | Elaine McDonald | (phone) 613-330-3117 |
| WHERE: | Cobourg, Horizons of Friendship, 50 Covert St. | |
| WHEN: | 12:00 pm | |
| WHO: | Linda Mackenzie-Nicholas | (phone) 905-376-2189 |
Devorah Goldberg, Research and Campaign Manager
(phone) 416-441-2502
(cell) 647-631-8811
Natalie Mehra, Executive Director
(cell) 416-230-6401