Every one of the meals is given away free to front-line workers in long-term care homes. Frontline workers at the Harold and Grace Baker long-term care home in Toronto get a delivery of 150 free meals. (David Common/CBC News)Many personal support workers make just above minimum wage and struggle to find full-time work, in spite of unprecedented demand. It is now accepting donations to help continue the effort, with the goal of reaching every long-term care home in Ontario. (David Common/CBC News)To acknowledge the risk and responsibility, some provinces introduced wage top-ups for long-term care workers.
Source: CBC News February 15, 2021 09:00 UTC