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RSS FeedsMore seniors than ever waiting for long-term care beds in Ontario
(The Star Television)

 
 

17 september 2019 00:01:31

 
More seniors than ever waiting for long-term care beds in Ontario
(The Star Television)
 


The number of seniors waiting to move into long-term care homes in Ontario has hit a record high, climbing to 36,245, according to provincial data obtained by the Star. The revelation comes less than two weeks after the Star reported that the problem of hallway medicine — or overcrowded hospitals — has also hit new peaks. A long-term care tracking report for July — the most current monthly report created by the health ministry’s data branch — shows that the number of patients waiting to move into long-term care jumped by 441 from the previous month and by more than 2,460 from a year earlier.Dr. Alan Drummond, an emergency room physician from Perth, Ont., and co-chair of public affairs for the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, said the numbers are concerning because there is no way hallway medicine can be eased if the waiting list for long-term care is growing.“The issue is the need and urgency for long-term care beds given the contribution of the ALC patient to the greater issue of hospital crowding and hallway medicine in the emergency department.” ALC refers to “alternate level of care” patients, typically frail seniors who no longer require hospital care but continue to occupy hospital beds while they wait for space to open in a care facility. This, in turn, creates bottlenecks in emergency departments while patients admitted to hospital from the ER wait for in-patient beds to be freed up. They often wait on gurneys in hallways, and sometimes even in “unconventional spaces” — such as staff classrooms and storage rooms — until in-patient beds become available.In the run-up to last year’s provincial election, the Conservatives ran on a platform of eliminating hallway medicine, partly by increasing the supply of long-term care beds. They committed to creating 30,000 new long-term care beds — 15,000 within five years and 30,000 over 10 years.In July this year, Pr ...


 
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