Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau responds to military report on poor conditions at Ontario care homes

Military personnel sent to nursing homes in Ontario have observed shocking conditions, including “blatant disregard” for infection control measures, mistreatment of residents and a level of care described as “horrible,” according to documents obtained by Global News.

Canadian Armed Forces teams deployed to five of the province’s worst-hit long-term care homes to help control COVID-19 have raised concerns about each of the facilities, describing the care as ranging from below best practices to “borderline abusive, if not abusive” and worse, the documents show.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted CAF members had raised some "extremely troubling observations" about the conditions at these facilities.

Ontario has seen more than 1,500 residents of long-term care die in COVID-19 outbreaks and six staff members.

Provincewide, Ontario is reporting 287 new COVID-19 cases today, and 21 more deaths.

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