Canada

You’d have to ask Ford, he’s the one that promised it

I suspect it's because these facilities are large.

According to this statscan post from a few years ago. There were nearly 200000 long term care beds spread across the 648 facilities (at the time)

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210916/dq210916c-eng.htm

With 300 inspectors, they would need to in inspecting 650 beds a year, or 2-3 beds a day.

I wish the article went into more details on how these inspections work, because those numbers do seem low, and I doubt a facility would be pleased having an inspector there 4-6 months every year...

The new proactive inspections program adds to the current risk-based program of responding to complaints and critical incidents. The proactive inspections program will assist the government and long-term care homes in identifying and resolving problems to improve the quality of care provided to residents.

The program takes a resident-centred approach by allowing for direct discussion with residents, to focus on their care needs as well as the home’s program and services. The results from proactive inspections will help the government determine where the sector can benefit from additional resources, including guidance material and best practices.

The pandemic brought to light long-standing systemic challenges due to decades of neglect. The government has a plan to fix long-term care that is built on three pillars: improving staffing and care; protecting residents through better accountability, enforcement, and transparency; and building modern, safe, comfortable homes for seniors.

The new proactive inspections program focuses on the following program areas: residents’ rights, infection prevention and control, plans of care, abuse and neglect, nutrition and hydration, medication management, policies and directives, and dining observations.

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