Choosing a long-term care home: What you need to know
Ontario must increase funding and staffing at the province's nursing homes to help prevent future serial killers from harming vulnerable seniors, recommends a report into Elizabeth Wettlaufer's crimes. The report has reignited conversations around nursing home safety, staffing issues, and how choosing a safe home for loved ones. An elder rights advocate and lawyer help answer your questions about long-term care homes. Read more: www.cbc.ca/1.5231324 1:24 Reaction to inquiry report 2:23 What to consider when placing a loved one in a long-term care facility 8:54 How can cameras at homes be used appropriately? 11:51 What to do if you suspect abuse 15:00 How to file a complaint 15:44 Are smaller facilities better than larger facilities? 17:01 What is being done to address violent residents who have access to other residents? 18:18 Is there a lack of expertise among long-term care staff? 20:01 Who is policing nurses, and why was Wettlaufer re-hired after being fired? 21:04 Is senior care as a business too focused on making money and keeping costs low? 22:44 Who can seniors with no family members complain to if they experience abuse? 24:15 Do PSWs have enough training to service Alzheimer's and dementia patients? 26:33 What can be done about low staffing levels? 28:12 How can one find long-term care homes that offer higher staff-to-patient ratios? »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Find CBC News on Facebook: bit.ly/1WjG36m Follow CBC News on Twitter: bit.ly/1sA5P9H For breaking news on Twitter: bit.ly/1WjDyks Follow CBC News on Instagram: bit.ly/1Z0iE7O Download the CBC News app for iOS: apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 75 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.
