NEW LTC STANDARDS

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at Mount Sinai and the University Health Network Hospitals in Toronto.

New standards for Canadian long-term care homes have been published by The Health Standards Organization in a 60 page report. To be clear, these are voluntary standards but health experts like Dr. Sinha say that they won’t be effective unless long-term care homes apply all of them.  Meanwhile, this morning, Ontario LTC minister Paul Calandra announced the province’s plans to make it easier for residents to gain access to diagnostic services. Dr. Sinha gives us his reaction the latest news.