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Patient Ombudsman looking for complaints from staff and family related to safety in Long Term Care homes

Pamela Vanmeer -
KAWARTHA LAKES-The Ontario Patient Ombudsman says whistleblower complaints from staff and complaints from concerned family members reveal a crisis in many Ontario long-term care...

Two staff working on inpatient unit at Ross Memorial Hospital test positive for Coronavirus

Pamela Vanmeer -
KAWARTHA LAKES-Two staff working on an inpatient unit at Ross Memorial Hospital have tested positive for Coronavirus after a patient there also tested positive. An...

Death toll at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon climbs to 29

Pamela Vanmeer -
KAWARTHA LAKES-The Coronavirus death toll at Bobcaygeon's Pinecrest Nursing home now stands at 29 after another death overnight. "We are working closely with public health...

Local doctor comes out of retirement to help patients during Coronavirus pandemic

Pamela Vanmeer -
KAWARTHA LAKES-A Lindsay doctor has come out of retirement to help people with no family doctor during the Coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Alan Konyer has practiced...

5 Ways to Feel More Positivity

Becky Sheehey -
KAWARTHA LAKES-With social distancing, a constant stream of bad news, and the worry of viruses all around us, we need ways to feel more...

Hospital asking nursing homes to talk to residents about their Advance Care Directives including DNR orders amid Coronavirus crisis

Pamela Vanmeer -
KAWARTHA LAKES-Kawartha 411 News has learned that Ross Memorial Hospital has asked local nursing homes to ensure their residents have Advance Care Directives, which...

Pinecrest Nursing Home doctor says 7 more residents have died of Coronavirus

Pamela Vanmeer -
KAWARTHA LAKES-A tragedy is unfolding at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon according to the home's physician. Dr. Steve Oldridge says 7 more residents of the...

Community answers the call for emergency medical supplies for paramedics

Pamela Vanmeer -
KAWARTHA LAKES-On March 23 Kawartha Lakes Paramedics put out a call for emergency medical supplies to keep staff safe and reduce transmission during the...

Health Unit urging residents to maintain social distancing and wash hands after death of Lindsay man from community transmission of Coronavirus

Pamela Vanmeer -
KAWARTHA LAKES-The local health unit is urging everyone to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 now that it is known the virus...

Questionable containment protocols at Bobcaygeon nursing home at the centre of local Coronavirus outbreak

Pamela Vanmeer -
UPDATE: This story has been updated wth the government announcing they intend to ENFORCE social and physical distancing in LTC homes to prevent the...
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