On Wednesday, the day the Ontario Legislature was adjourned for about six weeks, Health Minister Sylvia Jones and Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra released details including the distance patients can be sent to be placed in long-term care and the daily amount they will be charged if they refuse to go.
Meadus argued the bill is going to be used to push patients to move to long-term care homes that are not meeting quality standards and that homes with staff shortages will be pressured to accept patients.She also said she fears that under the bill, people will be forced into the community without being allowed to apply for long-term care based on an assessment that home care is more suitable.
Guidelines around the bill say language and culture should be a priority when placing patients in long-term care, but they note that related beds often have the longest wait lists.