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New OHC report reveals worsening situation in Long Term Care

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments for-profit, Kingston, long term care, long-term care home, minimum wage, non-profit, not-for-profit, ontario health coalition, open letter, personal support worker, Province of Ontario, registered nurse, required care, staffing shortage

The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) released a sobering report on Wednesday, Jul. 22 revealing systemic staffing shortages in Long Term

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Kingston Health Coalition sounds alarm on long-term care worker crisis

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment care for the elderly, healthcare, Kingston, kingston health coaltion, long term care, Matthew Gventer, Ministry of Health, ontario health coalition, PSW shortage, PSWs, Rideaucrest, United Food & Commercial Workers, United Steelworkers Union

The Kingston Health Coalition is raising the alarm alongside its provincial counterpart in asking the province to change funding levels,

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Knights of Columbus make $300k in donations to area churches and Providence Manor

January 16, 2019 Dominic Owens 0 Comments charity, community support, donations, health care, Heathfeild, Kingston, long term care, Providence Care, Providence Manor, Sister House, Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, the Knights of Columbus, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF)

When it comes to supporting local organizations, sometimes that means one organization supporting another. On Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, several