Better staffing levels, higher standards and tough enforcement helped Australia control COVID-19 deaths in long-term care while Canada lost thousands of its most vulnerable people, says Professor Tamara Daly:

Better staffing levels, higher standards and tough enforcement helped Australia control COVID-19 deaths in long-term care while Canada lost thousands of its most vulnerable people, says Professor Tamara Daly:

Why have 6,000 Canadians died in long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to just 29 Australians in long-term care? Tamara Daly, a professor of Health Policy in the Faculty of Health, and director of York’s Centre for Aging Research and Education (YU-CARE), spoke to The National, about the lessons for Canadians. Read it online, or watch the full story, here:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-covid-19-long-term-care-1.5591912

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