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Peterborough celebrates new affordable housing for seniors
Posted on Sat, August 16, 2008 at 9:45 pm
PETERBOROUGH, ON, Aug. 15 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the City of Peterborough today celebrated the opening of a new affordable housing project supported by over $1.7 million in funding under the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program. Dean Del Mastro, Member of Parliament for Peterborough, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development; Jeff Leal, Member of Provincial Parliament for Peterborough, on behalf of… Read More.
Gov. of Canada is Helping Low-Income Seniors in British Columbia
Posted on Tue, July 29, 2008 at 5:33 pm
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - The Government of Canada is following through on its commitment to strengthen Canada's public pension system and ensure that low-income seniors keep more of their hard-earned money without a reduction in benefits. Today, Mr. Mark Warawa, Member of Parliament for Langley, on behalf of the Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate and Secretary of State (Seniors), met with local seniors and service providers,… Read More.
VIA Rail Summer Travel Deal for Parents and Grandparents
Posted on Tue, July 8, 2008 at 5:42 pm
For travel now thru to September 15, 2008, for every senior, student (18+), youth (18-25) or adult-fare ticket purchased in VIA's Comfort Class, a child age 2-11 travels for free. Available on every VIA train system-wide, the "Kids Travel Free" program makes it even more affordable to plan the perfect family getaway on VIA while exploring some of Canada's most exciting destinations. Looking to be pampered? VIA's Silver & Blue class service on the Canadian… Read More.
Long-term Care Needs Enforceable Standards Say Unions
Posted on Tue, July 8, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Unions team up to call for regulation in light of devastating CP investigation TORONTO, July 8 /CNW Telbec/ - With fresh revelations that over 60 per cent of long-term care homes violate provincial standards, unions representing long-term care workers called, once again, for an enforceable minimum care standard of 3.5 hours of hands-on care. "How do you solve a problem like poor quality in our long-term care homes? With minimum standards that the government enforces,… Read More.
SEIU to Dalton McGuinty - Stop Dithering on Nursing Home Standards
Posted on Fri, July 4, 2008 at 6:45 pm
TORONTO, July 4 /CNW/ - There are four priorities the Ontario government must act on immediately to ensure nursing home residents are cared for in dignity says Sharleen Stewart, President of Service Employees International Union Local 1 Canada, a union that represents 15,000 nursing home workers. > In addition every resident and family member acting as a legal guardian must be given a complete up to date inspection report of the home and what the… Read More.
Osteoporosis Treatment Rejected
Posted on Wed, July 2, 2008 at 8:57 pm
DORVAL, QC, July 2 /CNW Telbec/ - A recent decision by the Common Drug Review (CDR) marks a major setback in terms of access to a new and effective treatment for osteoporosis, a debilitating and potentially deadly disease affecting 1.4 million Canadians. On June 25, the Common Drug Review, Canada's national process for making formulary listing recommendations on prescription drugs, counseled provincial drug plans not to reimburse Aclasta(*). Aclasta(*) is the first and only treatment… Read More.
North Bay caregivers hold 12-hour Rock-a-thon for standard of care in nursing homes
Posted on Wed, June 25, 2008 at 6:23 pm
NORTH BAY, ON, June 25 /CNW Telbec/ - Front line workers in North Bay will hold a 12-hour "Rock-a-thon" this Thursday, June 26 to press the provincial government to bring in a regulated minimum standard of hands-on care for residents in long-term care homes. Sid Ryan, Ontario President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will join the rockers for a media conference at 12:30 p.m. Workers, families of nursing home residents and community… Read More.
Investigation among nurses: They would work more hours in mixed public-private practice
Posted on Thu, June 19, 2008 at 9:47 am
MONTREAL, June 19 /CNW Telbec/ - An investigation conducted among nurses by the Montreal Economic Institute reveals that the report of the Quebec roundtable on the nursing workforce neglects an important factor in nurses' availability: more than half (54%) are willing to work on weekdays in the private sector in addition to their usual 34-hour work weeks in the public sector. This would be comparable to hiring the equivalent of 3,730 full-time nurses on weekdays,… Read More.
CFNU releases a Renewed Call for Action on the Nursing Shortage
Posted on Wed, June 18, 2008 at 9:51 pm
OTTAWA, June 18 /CNW Telbec/ - 20.8% of nurses are over 55 and nearing retirement while Canadian nurses are already working over 18 million hours of overtime - equivalent to 10,000 full-time nursing positions. In spite of a plethora of studies which call for immediate action, little is being done to address the nursing shortage crisis. The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) released today a synthesis report on the nursing shortage in Canada. The… Read More.
Nortel, Bell Canada Help Santa Cabrini Hospital Raise Quality, Lower Cost of Care
Posted on Tue, June 17, 2008 at 1:15 pm
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 12, 2008) - Already known for its leadership in both emergency and long-term care, Montreal's Santa Cabrini Hospital has partnered with Nortel(1) (TSX:NT)(NYSE:NT) and Bell Canada for a pioneering approach to raising the quality of patient care while lowering the cost. As Santa Cabrini's primary solutions integrator, Bell is deploying a Nortel Unified Communications Solution expected to be the first in the healthcare industry to provide wireless voice, data and patient… Read More.
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