Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Liberals Under Fire for Care Home Inspections

The opposition says the Liberal government is not keeping a promise to give all 600 long term care homes in Ontario a ``resident quality inspection'' at least once a year.

Progressive Conservative health critic Christine Elliott says long term care homes are not being inspected as often as they should be, which she believes puts vulnerable seniors at risk.
 
Health Minister Deb Matthews says every long-term-care home in the province is visited by an inspector at least once a year, but the Tories and N-D-P say that's not the same as a full resident quality inspection.