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Keeping Patients at Home Saves Millions—Why Make It So Hard? Jim McEwen DurhamPost.ca August 10, 2026 In 2010 at the young age of 55, I experienced a disabling stroke and at no fault of my own, forcing me into early retirement! Partial recovery has been very limited but I’m able to live at home with help of morning Personal Support Workers (PSWs) for bathing and dressing. I only...
May 19, 2026 The Toronto Star By Naomi Lightman and Beth Wilson, Contributors Beth Wilson is a Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst at Social Planning Toronto. Naomi Lightman is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University In 2010, the Government of Ontario declared May 19 to be Personal Support Worker Day. This was an effort to recognize the essential care PSWs...
John LaCombe’s body was found the same day the agency called his sister to say they were closing his file — because he wasn’t answering the phone. Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen Mon, March 23, 2026 An Ottawa man died alone in his apartment in January after the province’s homecare agency closed his file without seeing him because he wasn’t answering the phone. John...
