Health Care and Long Term Care
ice-President of Chapter 24 ARM -- Joseph Amatruda -- is passionately involved with both Health Care (especially in regards to seniors) as well as issues in Long Term Care (LTC). Joe is also C24 Arm's "voice" at the Waterloo Region Health Coalition/Ontario Health Coalition meetings. You will find information, articles and links on this page: Health Care (left side); and Long Term Care (right side).
Joseph Amatruda shares the attached word document for your contemplation: (worth reading and includes links)
Click here to download/open Joe's Word document.
C.A.R.P. AGM Feb. 11, 2021 -- Meeting Summary
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Joseph Amatruda shares the attached word document for your contemplation: (worth reading and includes links)
Click here to download/open Joe's Word document.
C.A.R.P. AGM Feb. 11, 2021 -- Meeting Summary
Click here to download the meeting summary.
Health Care |
Long Term Care |
'This is a crisis': Head of medical association warns that the health-care system faces 'collapse'
Click here to be redirected to the CBC web-page. CARP petition: Click here to redirect to CARP's petition of Bill 161 -- Protect Ontario seniors' right to class action justice July 2, 2020 WRHC/OHC rally at MPP Amy Fee's office
against Bill 175 and 161. June 24, 2020 Record Article: Protesters call for pause on health-care bill. Click here to redirect to The Record website/article. |
No serious consequences for Ontario nursing homes caught breaking the law, despite promises
CBC, The National broadcast June 2, 2021 (worth watching) Click here to redirect to Youtube. Shareholders, including a group of nuns, are demanding changes from Chartwell Retirement Residences — including the ouster of Mike Harris Toronto Star, By Josh RubinBusiness Reporter, Thu., May 20, 2021 Click here to read the entire article. Instead of blaming the federal government, Ford must fix long-term care TheRecord, February 9th Published our D24-ARM Political Action Chair, John Ryrie Click here to read the entire article. Information for the Waterloo Region Health Coalition This is the email address of the Waterloo Region Health Coalition. For information on the Ontario Health Coalition to join or subscribe to blogs, etc. go to www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca We meet the second Monday of every month from 7 to 9 PM in the Heather Room at the St Andrew's Presbyterian Church 54 Queens St N., Kitchener, ON N2H 2H2. Please join us in protecting and rebuilding our Universal Health Care. Jim Stewart, Co-Chair of Waterloo Region Health Coalition Online Zoom presentation Dec. 1st ARM meeting: please read (especially if you know someone in Long-Term-Care); Click here anywhere on the "blue" text to download the presentation (PDF file) Vulnerable seniors should get strong legal protection TheRecord, Nov. 26th Published our ARM vice-president and representative to the Health Network, Joe Amatruda. Click here to read the entire article. 85% of Ont. nursing homes break the law Oct 23, 2020: CBC Market Place: 85% of Ont. nursing homes break the law repeatedly with almost no consequences, data analysis shows Click here to redirect to the CBC Market Place article. June 2020: CBC report: A new analysis shows which long-term care facilities most effectively handled the pandemic. Click here to redirect to the CBC news report. May 20, 2020 Military report on Ontario’s long Term Care Homes. Click here to open the link for the Military's document. Sun., June 21, 2020 Opinion article in Hamilton Spectator, by Linda Till We must let our outrage drive real change in care for vulnerable citizens. Click here to view. Email from Jim Stewart, Co-Chair, Waterloo Region Health Coalition Click here to view the entire email (pdf file). Videos of Bill 175 Hearings in which Ford government MPPs tried to stifle presenters who were not in favour of the Bill: OHC Facebook has been limited for posting the critique of these MPPs' behaviour See the link to the videos below for the terrible behaviour of Ford government MPPs during the Bill 175 hearings.
1) Behaviour of Government MPPs in Bill 175 Hearings Unprecedented and Unacceptable 2) OHC Executive Director Natalie Mehra Speaks to Standing Committee About Bill 175, New Home Care Act LT |