Researchers say the staffing crisis should be the immediate priority, but a long-term plan needs to involve ambitious and bold reforms, not simply tweaks.

As part of the series Care Gone Wrong, Global News looks at how families may be changing their opinions on nursing homes and the feasibility of caring for loved ones at home.

As a part of the Global News series 'Care Gone Wrong: Inside Ontario's nursing homes,' we look at what can be done to improve infection control now and in the future.

Experts say fatigue and stress are key factors in the unstable staffing situation in Ontario long-term care homes amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Long-term care deaths account for nearly two-thirds of all COVID-19-related deaths in the province.