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Long-Term Care Staffing Policies Pre-COVID-19 and Pandemic Responses: A Case Comparison of Ontario and British Columbia

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  • Patrick B. Patterson
  • Tessa Weinberg
  • Sarah McRae
  • Candice Pollack
  • Daniel Dutton

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By late May 2020, COVID-19 cases among long-term care (LTC) residents in Ontario constituted 5,157 of the province's 28,499 cases. In British Columbia (B.C.), there were 339 cases among LTC residents compared with a provincial total of 2,562 cases. While the LTC sectors in these two provinces have some differences, this article reviews their pre-pandemic LTC staffing policies and compares their staffing-related COVID-19 prevention measures in 2020. Ontario's policies before 2020 corresponded with lower staff-to-patient ratios than B.C., which may have constrained Ontario's pandemic responses. Implementation of standards or guidelines and changes to funding could help achieve LTC sector staffing resiliency.

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  • Patrick B. Patterson & Tessa Weinberg & Sarah McRae & Candice Pollack & Daniel Dutton, 2023. "Long-Term Care Staffing Policies Pre-COVID-19 and Pandemic Responses: A Case Comparison of Ontario and British Columbia," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 49(1), pages 94-113, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:49:y:2023:i:1:p:94-113
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2022-011
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