The terrible tragedies playing out across Ontario’s long-term-care homes through the COVID-19 pandemic has brought heartbreak but also hope. This may be also time to have a larger conversation about race and culture within Canadian long-term-care homes. Advocates and families are calling for more cultural inclusivity for Canada’s aging immigrant population living in long-term care, where there is more people of colour than ever before. Reporter Olivia Bowden has been digging into this ahead of upcoming article for the Toronto Star. In today’s episode, she joins “This Matters” host Saba Eitizaz to talk about what we mean by cultural inclusivity and why we need it in long-term care.

Source: thestar February 11, 2021 21:25 UTC