Lawsuits over COVID-19 handling in nursing homes raise questions about standard of care

By The Canadian Press
“Governments should also consider an inquiry into how care homes responded to the crisis”: Lawyer

As the deadly toll of COVID-19 on Canada’s nursing homes gives rise to a growing number of proposed class-action lawsuits, some legal experts said the cases will turn on what’s considered reasonable care during a pandemic. The ongoing global health crisis that has disproportionately affected the elderly poses a unique and unprecedented backdrop for such civil actions, which have emerged in Ontario and Quebec in recent weeks, experts said.…

• Whistler News

May 3, 2020

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