Devastation has swept through long-term-care facilities all through the COVID pandemic and shone a harsh light on how under-resourced and ill-prepared facilities are to cope with a crisis like this. Despite some government support in the first wave, things are only getting worse in the second. How do we protect those who once protected us? Star reporters Moira Welsh, who literally wrote a book on long-term care, and Donovan Vincent, an expert on housing, join us to explain where we are and where we can go.

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