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An advocacy group for long-term care made a stop in Ottawa on Tuesday to call on the provincial government to rebuild the outdated facilities where it says 36 per cent of Ontario seniors are forced to live.
Candace Chartier, CEO of Ontario Long Term Care Association, has been travelling across the province during the provincial election to raise awareness about the issues seniors face in long-term care.
Chartier said 1,120 residents in Ottawa are living in homes that require rebuilding and the number of residents over the age of 85 is expected to grow by 30 per cent in the next 10 years.
Since roughly 60 per cent of seniors have Alzheimer’s, dedicated support teams should be implemented to ensure the safety of all residents, Chartier said.
At the almost 50-year-old New Orchard Lodge in Ottawa, Chartier told a dining room full of residents and staff that long-term care facilities are overcrowded, understaffed and don’t have the proper infrastructure to accommodate an aging population.
In some cases at New Orchard Lodge, as many three residents are forced to share one room and five have had to share one small bathroom.
Obese seniors are turned away from many long-term care homes because their larger wheelchairs won’t fit through the doorways, Chartier said.
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Candace Chartier, CEO of Ontario Long Term Care Association, has been travelling across the province during the provincial election to raise awareness about the issues seniors face in long-term care.
Chartier said 1,120 residents in Ottawa are living in homes that require rebuilding and the number of residents over the age of 85 is expected to grow by 30 per cent in the next 10 years.
Since roughly 60 per cent of seniors have Alzheimer’s, dedicated support teams should be implemented to ensure the safety of all residents, Chartier said.
At the almost 50-year-old New Orchard Lodge in Ottawa, Chartier told a dining room full of residents and staff that long-term care facilities are overcrowded, understaffed and don’t have the proper infrastructure to accommodate an aging population.
In some cases at New Orchard Lodge, as many three residents are forced to share one room and five have had to share one small bathroom.
Obese seniors are turned away from many long-term care homes because their larger wheelchairs won’t fit through the doorways, Chartier said.
mhurley@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/meghan_hurley
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