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Controversial law designed to free up hospital beds to be tested in Ontario court
(toronto.ctvnews.ca)
this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2024
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Seniors who can’t independently care for themselves and who don’t actually need acute care anymore.
And aren’t they getting institutionalized either way? They can’t live independently anymore, so do they live in the hospital forever?
It doesn’t feel nice but I don’t think it’s fair to live in the hospital when there are homes designed for the specific care levels instead. I think the LTC system needs reform, but this feels lesser of two evils.
You can no longer care for yourself.
Do you agree that because you can no longer care for yourself that it is okay for you to be shipped off to wherever the Government chooses and strip your of your rights?
It's complicated.
Not medically able to care for yourself is not the same as not mentally competent to make decisions.
The government is saying find a place or we'll find I've for you, their not saying you can't choose or taking away any rights. They're just saying you can't live in the hospital and occupy hospital rooms which are in shortage right now.
I did address that though. This isn't stripping and removing rights.
If they can find accommodation then they can use it, but if they can't then they simply don't get to live in the hospital indefinitely.