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Imagine your parents or other elderly folks you love dearly. And think about the horrors we’ve seen with for-profit long-term care homes in Ontario. One of the absolute worst operators of these homes is Rykka. (Thread) 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/long-term-care-covid-19-caf-report-1.5587015
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/long-term-care-covid-19-caf-report-1.5587015
This is the Rose of Sharon. It is the only Korean LTC in Toronto. It has a 7-year waiting list, which speaks to the larger problem of culturally and linguistically-appropriate long-term care for our elderly. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/korean-community-fights-to-save-nursing-home-sold-to-rykka-care-centres-1.5594036
The Rose of Sharon went into receivership when builder ran into financial difficulty. The Korean-Canadian community raised $3.5 M but Rykka outbid them. Now all that stands in their way is transfer of license. Will Ontario hand over another LTC to Rykka? After all we’ve learned?
At Rykka facility Eatonville, 42 residents died from COVID and 104 staff infected in spring. There was "general culture of fear to use supplies because they cost money,” aggressive behaviour, degrading comments and no consistent safety checks. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/long-term-care-covid-19-caf-report-1.5587015
At Rykka facility Hawthorne Place, 43 residents died in spring and report showed a near 100% contamination rate for equipment, patients and facility, forceful feeding causing audible choking, patients crying for help unanswered for hours.
RT if you’re outraged by the long-term care COVID crisis in Ontario. RT if you care about elderly people, the people who raised us. RT if you don’t want Toronto to lose a crucial, singular, unique home in Toronto for the Korean-Canadian community to Rykka, of all operators.
What can you do? Email @DrFullertonMPP @fordnation @celliottability and your own MPP. And follow others who have been doing this work for years, now leading an organized, last-ditch effort. Save the Rose of Sharon @pcho1973 @KoreanLTC @elainesong
And here are two petitions you can sign. Thank you for reading https://www.change.org/p/ontario-ministry-of-long-term-care-keep-rose-of-sharon-korean-ltc-non-profit-for-the-health-safety-of-ontario?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=ca667930-a75a-11ea-a07b-f30732e7f76d https://www.change.org/p/korean-canadian-seniors-need-your-help-now-sign-the-petition-today
PS @KoreanLTC has DMs open if you want to learn more https://twitter.com/KoreanLTC/status/1335418317495005184?s=20
