Peggy Sattler MPP, London West

Government of Ontario

Patients Left On Their Own With Privatized Home Care

Published on March 30, 2023

QUEEN'S PARK - After a double mastectomy, London West resident Barbara Savage was discharged from LHSC and waited 11 days for a home care nurse. When the surgical drainage tubes filled with blood, Barbara's daughter had to google how to drain them. The Ford government's failure to invest in our home care system and address the chronic health care worker shortage is failing Ontarians like Barbara.