Journal article
The Canadian Long-Term Care Sector Collapse from COVID-19: Innovations to Support People in the Workforce.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic rattled Canada's long-term care (LTC) sector by exacerbating the ingrained systemic and structural issues, resulting in tragic consequences for the residents, family members and LTC staff. At the core of LTC's challenges is chronic under-staffing, leading to lower quality of care for residents and higher degrees of moral distress among staff. A rejuvenation of the LTC sector to support its workforce is overdue. A group of …
Authors
Glowinski BJ; Vellani S; Aboumrad M; Beogo I; Franke T; Havaei F; Kaasalainen S; Lashewicz B; Levy A-M; McGilton KS
Journal
Healthcare Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. SP, pp. 20–26
Publisher
Longwoods Publishing
Publication Date
December 15, 2022
DOI
10.12927/hcq.2022.26982
ISSN
1710-2774