People With Disabilities Feel Impact of Crisis in LTC Homes – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Nursing home outbreaks renew calls for community housing options for younger adults Moira WelshToronto Star, Dec. 28, 2020 As the pandemic continues to kill elderly long-term-care residents, the virus is harming another vulnerable but overlooked group inside the same homes. Thousands of people with developmental delays or serious mental health conditions live in Ontario nursing […]

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Group Homes Need to Rethink Visiting Rules During COVID-19 – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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by Rabia KhedrMississauga News, Jul 13,2020 People with intellectual disabilities and their elderly parents are silently falling victim to COVID-19 in Peel and throughout Ontario. It is not the virus, but rather inequitable policies adopted by agencies operating group homes backed by ill-informed provincial guidelines. Families are afraid to speak up, fearing reprisal. Agencies imposed […]

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Six families with disabilities move into affordable housing units in Saskatoon – Saskatoon

Six families with disabilities move into affordable housing units in Saskatoon Saskatoon

Posted February 28, 2020 7:30 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Six families in Saskatoon have a new place to call home. Three accessible semi-detached houses located throughout the city were designed and built specifically for people with disabilities and mobility issues. […]

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‘It’s basically a warehouse for the dying’: Nova Scotians call for overhaul of long-term care homes – Halifax

It’s basically a warehouse for the dying’ Nova Scotians call for overhaul of long term care homes Halifax

[ad_1] A panel of disability advocates spoke to a crowd of more than 100 people on Thursday night, outlining their concerns over the lack of options related to dedicated housing for people with physical disabilities. They’re calling on the government to step up and provide funding that would ensure that the living situations of people […]

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‘We feel like we’re the forgotten population’: N.S. disability advocate calls for dedicated care homes – Halifax

We feel like we’re the forgotten population’ N.S. disability advocate calls for dedicated care homes Halifax

[ad_1] Joanne Larade has lived in the same long-term care home for four years, and while she says the staff are well-trained, friendly and helpful, each day is a challenge. “I have more in common with the staff of course, because they’re my age,” she explained. Joanne is disabled and requires assistance to live her […]

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3 new group homes for people with intellectual disabilities open in Moose Jaw

3 new group homes for people with intellectual disabilities open in Moose Jaw

[ad_1] Dignitaries from across the Saskatchewan were in Moose Jaw on Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of three new group homes for people with intellectual disabilities. Moose Jaw Wakamow MLA and legislative secretary to the minister of social services, Greg Lawrence, joined community members and group home residents to introduce the Eden Care Communities […]

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