The coronavirus pandemic has hit all of Canada but one group has been hit especially hard -- senior citizens. And through all of the waves of the pandemic, long-term and assisted living homes have been sites of outbreaks, resulting in deaths.

On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about the system weaknesses in the long-term care system, how they were exploited by COVID-19, and what can be done to fix the system.

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Guests:

Carol Estabrooks, scientific director of the Translating Research and Elder Care Program and professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta