COVID-19.Hladkowicz said her father, who has advanced dementia, will point to the courtyard and ask to come outside when she and her daughter drop by on sunny days.“We have a 15, 20 minute visit, just basically telling him why we can’t do that,” she said. “It’s cruel.” Doug Ford defends Ontario LTC minister after scathing commission report Families and advocates are calling on the Ontario government to loosen the rules around visits to long-term care residents now that most are fully vaccinated against the virus that killed thousands in nursing homes earlier in the pandemic.As of Friday, the province reported 96 per cent of long-term residents were fully vaccinated against the virus and 87 per cent of staff had received one dose.