long-term care homes in Ontario to fully vaccinate almost all of its residents against the coronavirus.Some 202 of the nursing home’s 203 residents and 80 per cent of the staff received their second COVID-19 vaccine shot in January – and life is slowly returning to normal, much to the relief of the seniors.
Coronavirus vaccine a ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for LTC homes “It’s opened up a bit,” said Jane Burns, 66, who has been living at the not-for-profit facility since February 2020.“People are downstairs a bit more, which is good, seeing different people.”Another resident, 79-year-old Edward Hayes, has had a lucky run so far, winning twice since the bingo games resumed last month.Even though the home is continuing to practise.