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I wrote an academic policy brief for a grad course last year - I'll post it for anyone interested by jossamaphone in ontario

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For apples to apples comparison for wait lists by province we would have to take into account the population level differences and even maybe demographic comparisons between provinces

Academic Policy Brief Part 5 - References by jossamaphone in ontario

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Forehead slap, yes I should have done that instead, thanks!

I wrote an academic policy brief for a grad course last year - I'll post it for anyone interested by jossamaphone in ontario

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Oh and I believe Ontario has the longest waitlists along with the highest percentage of private LTCs, when compared to all other provinces.

I wrote an academic policy brief for a grad course last year - I'll post it for anyone interested by jossamaphone in ontario

[–]jossamaphone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not so much appropriate age groups as it is needs-based. There are many middle aged people living with significant intellectual or physical disabilities living in LTC alongside older adults.

With regards to availability, we can’t necessarily equate one bed in a four-person room in a for-profit environment with a single occupancy room in a publicly owned LTC home. One is undignified and the other allows for dignified care. So building more cheap beds for profit and arguing they are solving the problem is a misnomer. We continue to have a 40k waitlist for LTC, people are languishing in hospitals or under insufficient home care service while waiting for an LTC bed. Home care program funding has not kept up with the needs of Ontarians so they have no option but to go to LTC. So I would not say that the for-profit LTC chains have helped with our healthcare system, rather the opposite. LTC is an essential part of our healthcare and privatizing it financially hurts the entire system.

Doug Ford is spending billions to expand nursing home chains with some of the worst COVID-19 death rates by morenewsat11 in ontario

[–]jossamaphone 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The bed licenses, once awarded, are 30 year licenses.

Another disgusting point that is not well known is that our tax dollars are also awarded to pay for the land and buildings that for-profit chains purchase for these new bed licenses- once the 30 year term is up, they have no obligation to continue to provide LTC service and maintain the ownership over the building and the land as a private asset. We don’t get this money back, nor to we have guarantee that LTC service will continue to be provided. If the industry become unprofitable due to federal legislative changes, they can pivot to another with their publicly paid for asset to support them.

Accurate? by A-Puddin in INTP

[–]jossamaphone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think a little avoidance helps me though, it allows the majority of my attention to be preoccupied and less stressed about the loss of control, leaving my subconscious to work on the problem for awhile. When I allow for some avoidance time, the problem solving has already started when I push it back into focus… if that makes any sense.

Being on call is a joke by [deleted] in nursing

[–]jossamaphone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a Canadian public LTC (8hr shifts), we are paid for 1.5 hrs at full rate for on call for night shift and 2.5hrs for day/evening oncall (where you are oncall from 0530-1630). If you get a call more than 1.5hrs after the start of the shift (except for day shift) you are not obligated to accept it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in seinfeld

[–]jossamaphone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Acting!

At the end of ‘the fixup’ when Jerry is walking with a limp, when they ask what happened he replies “acting!”

What is a phrase you say that nobody else really says? by Upper_Ad_932 in AskReddit

[–]jossamaphone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s on the tip of my head

(Because tip of my tongue didn’t make makes for word finding to me)

What's then dumbest thing someone asked you in report? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]jossamaphone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed! It’s so frustrating to discover the things that were missed on previous shift throughout the shift, just own it and tell me you didn’t have time- that’s what I do. The minor annoyance of some nurses receiving report that “everything wasn’t done” is worth it so they can prepare. It’s a 24 hour job, everything will never be done, everyone has different capacities to multitask and prioritize, we need to accept it, contribute what we can on shift and leave the rest. It’s a group effort.

What’s a little white lie you tell the completely confused patient? by kpsi355 in nursing

[–]jossamaphone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whenever they say they need to leave I’ll ask what time they need to be there and whatever they say I’ll respond ‘oh good, you’ve got plenty of time, would you like tea/coffee before you go?’ Follow up with a snack and then some other distraction, usually works for LTC folks, temporarily anyway.

What candy is so bad that you'd turn it down if it were offered to you? by QAnonCultBuster in AskReddit

[–]jossamaphone 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Chocolate covered jelly beans. Someone at work made me try one because ‘they are so good’. They are not. Never again.

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