Ontario’s long-term care homes say they are losing staff to places like Amazon, airports and the film industry.The Ontario Long-Term Care Association says the staffing crisis is worsening now that other industries need people like infection prevention and control specialists.Staffing shortages have been cited to the province’s long-term care commission as one of the primary reasons COVID-19 had such devastating effects in nursing homes.
Staffing shortages, absentee leaders linked to high mortality in Ontario LTC homes, commission hears CEO Donna Duncan says addressing that issue is one of its top recommendations to the province ahead of the upcoming budget.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]She says.