Situation Critical - Homicide and Violence in Ontario's Long-Term Care Home

TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition is releasing a new report, Situation Critical, across Ontario from January 21st to February 5th.

Situation Critical is a new report that examines government data to reveal the current shocking state of long-term care in Ontario. Among all the data that the Ontario Health Coalition has collected on long wait lists, inequities, staffing shortages, and medical needs is a statistic that over the last 5 years measured there were 27 homicides. It is part of a rising tide of violence among residents of long-term care facilities. Why is this happening? This Ontario Health Coalition report bases its assessment of the current state of long-term care in Ontario and what the needs of our population of seniors are from available data from the long-term care industry and the Ontario government.

The Ontario Health Coalition will provide copies of the long-term care report at local news conferences and local first-hand accounts of conditions in long-term care locally following the themes of the report. The report is being toured around 30 towns around Ontario from January 21st to February 5th.

Monday, January 21

WHERE:Queen’s Park Media Studio, Main Legislative Building, Toronto 
WHEN:11:30 am 
WHO: Devorah Goldberg, Research and Campaign Manager(phone) 416-441-2502
  (cell) 647-631-8811
 Natalie Mehra, Executive Director (cell) 416-230-6401
   
WHERE:Chatham, Unifor Hall, 450 Riverview Dr. 
WHEN: 10:00am 
WHO:Shirley Roebuck(phone) 226-402-2724
   
WHERE: Wallaceburg - Interview 
WHEN: 11:30 am 
WHO: Shirley Roebuck(phone) 226-402-2724
   
WHERE: Sarnia, Coffee Lodge, 400 Exmouth St. 
WHEN:2:00 pm 
WHO:Shirley Roebuck(phone) 226-402-2724
   
WHERE:Sudbury Public Library Main Branch, 74 MacKenzie St. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO:Dot Klein(phone) 705-566-9072
   
WHERE: North Bay Legion, 150 First Ave. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO: Ann McIntyre & Blanche-Helene Tremblay, Devorah Goldberg (phone) 416-441-2502
   
WHERE:Smith Falls, Royal Canadian Legion, 7 Main Street E. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO: Ross Sutherland (phone) 613-532-7846

Tuesday, January 22

WHERE:Hamilton Public Library Main Branch, 2nd Floor Program Room 
WHEN: 10:30 am 
WHO:Janina Lebon(cell) 647-773-1914
   
WHERE:Burlington Central Library, Frank Rose Room, 2331 New St. 
WHEN: 1:30 pm 
WHO:Tom Corrothers(phone) 416-992-3411
   
WHERE:London, Neighbourhood Legal Services, Board Room, 151 Dundas St. 
WHEN: 10:30 am 
WHO:Peter Bergmanis(phone) 519-433-4403
  (cell) 519-860-4403
   
WHERE:Peterborough Public Library Main Branch (Board room downstairs), 345 Aylmer St. N 
WHEN: 11:00 am 
WHO:Roy Brady(phone) 705-745-2446 
 Charlene Avon(phone) 705-761-4408
   
WHERE:Windsor, Mackenzie Hall, 3277 Sandwich St. W. 
WHEN: 11:30 am 
WHO:Ken Lewenza Jr.(phone) 519-819-0830
   
WHERE:Oshawa, Parkview Senior’ Residence, 25 John St. 
WHEN: 11:00 am 
WHO:Trish McAullife (phone) 905-706-5806

Friday, January 25

WHERE: Stratford Public Library, 19 St. Andrew St. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO:Treena Hollingworth(phone) 647-537-4357
   
WHERE: Guelph, Public Library, East Branch, 1 Starwood Dr. 
WHEN:10:30 am
 
WHO:Magee McGuire(phone) 519-767-0084

Monday, January 28

WHERE:Tillsonberg, Oxford County Public Library, Tillsonburg Branch, Program Room, 2 Library Ln. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO: Bryan Smith(cell) 226-228-8309 
  (phone) 519-456-5270
   
WHERE:Huntsville, Bullock’s Independent Grocer, 131 Howland Dr. 
WHEN:12:00 pm 
WHO: Peter Cross(phone) 705-646-1029
 Devorah Goldberg, Research and Campaign Manager(phone) 416-441-2502
   
WHERE:Woodstock, Southgate Centre, 191 Wellington St. S. 
WHEN:1:30 pm 
WHO: Bryan Smith(cell) 226-228-8309
  (phone) 519-456-5270

Tuesday, January 29

WHERE:Thunder Bay, 55+ Centre, 700 River St. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO:Jules Tupker(cell) 807-627-6249
  (phone) 807-577-5946
   
WHERE:Kingston, United Church, 82 Sydenham St. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO:Mathew Gventer(phone) 613-542-5834

Wednesday, January 30

WHERE:Ottawa, Sandy Hill Community Centre, 250 Somerset St. E. 
WHEN: 1:00 pm 
WHO: Al Dupuis (cell) 613-808-7710
  (phone) 613-590-0970

Friday, February 1

WHERE:Kitchener-Waterloo, Waterloo Public Library Main Branch, 35 Albert St. 
WHEN:10:00 am 
WHO: Jim Stewart (phone) 519-588-5841
   
WHERE:Barrie Public Library, Painswick Branch, 48 Dean Ave. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO: Patty Coates (cell) 705-321-1441
   
WHERE:Pembroke Public Library, 237 Victoria St. 
WHEN:12:00 pm 
WHO: David Lipton(phone) 613-546-1177

Monday, February 4

WHERE:Simcoe, Royal Canadian Legion, 200 West St. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO: Roy Brady (phone) 705-745-2446
 Charlene Avon(phone) 705-761-4408

Tuesday, February 5

WHERE: St. Catharines Public Library Main Branch (Rotary Room), 54 Church St. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO: Sue Hotte(phone) 905-932-1646
   
WHERE: Grimsby, Livingston Activity Centre, 18 Livingston Ave. 
WHEN:1:30 pm 
WHO: Sue Hotte(phone) 905-932-1646
   
WHERE: Cornwall, Benson Centre, 800 Seventh St. W. 
WHEN:10:30 am 
WHO: Elaine McDonald(phone) 613-330-3117
   
WHERE: Cobourg, Horizons of Friendship, 50 Covert St. 
WHEN:12:00 pm 
WHO: Linda Mackenzie-Nicholas(phone) 905-376-2189
   

Devorah Goldberg, Research and Campaign Manager
(phone) 416-441-2502
(cell) 647-631-8811

Natalie Mehra, Executive Director
(cell) 416-230-6401