Now is the time for Premier to commit to a moratorium on for-profit long-term care, bed expansion only in municipal and non-profit homes

Care and staff level reforms to improve quality in long-term care are needed now, and the Ontario government should put an immediate focus on expanding beds only in non-profit homes while placing a moratorium on new for-profit beds, says Candace Rennick, the secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario.

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