London, Ont. long-term care home charged in relation to COVID-19 outbreak that killed nurse
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A long-term care home in London, Ont. is facing charges from the Ministry of Labour in relation to the handling of COVID-19 outbreaks that resulted in the first pandemic-related death of an Ontario nurse.
A long-term care home in London, Ont. is facing charges from the Ministry of Labour in relation to the handling of COVID-19 outbreaks that resulted in the first pandemic-related death of an Ontario nurse.
An outbreak at the Kensington Village long-term care home in May 2020 resulted in the death of nurse Brian Beattie, he was 58-years-old.
At the time, the Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) confirmed that Beattie died after contracting the virus.
According to the Ministry of Labour there are three charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act involving the long-term care home:
In statement released Tuesday morning the ONA said they are pleased that the Ministry of Labour has laid the charges against the facility.
In their statement, the ONA claims that ministry inspectors visited the home 10 times between May and June 2020, issuing several orders.
"The home failed twice to provide timely notice to the Ministry of Labour, ONA and the Joint Health & Safety Committee that its staff had contracted COVID-19 at work, as required by the Act. ONA member Brian Beattie, RN, died of COVID-19 acquired at Kensington Village and the majority of our RNs were infected at work,” according to ONA President Vicki McKenna.
