ARM Council

Minister of long term care Fullerton stated that there was no crisis in long term care and the outbreaks were small. Reality check! The Ontario Health Coalitio...n’s executive director, Natalie Mehra, laid out the numbers according to the Coalition’s most recent tracking report (up to January 19): Of the 257 long-term care homes currently in outbreak, 99 LTC homes are in large outbreak (>10 residents and staff with COVID-19). There are a total of 626 long-term care homes in Ontario. Of these: 53 long-term care homes have more than 50 residents and staff infected in the current outbreak 29 have more than 100 residents and staff infected 15 have more than 150 residents and staff infected 7 have more than 200 residents and staff infected 3 have more than 250 residents and staff infected 1 has more than 300 residents and staff infected. See more

Yesterday, the Toronto Star put out a bombshell article proving that the Ford government misled families and education workers about the school reopening plan. ...They allowed the situation to get out of control, ultimately leading to the most recent shutdown. If you want schools to open and stay open the government needs to be held accountable and follow through on promises.

Raising the class size average to 28 students could look like this. It will lead to more classes with more students. Which class will your child be in?