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. 2021 Jul;40(5):389-403.
doi: 10.1080/01459740.2021.1927023. Epub 2021 May 28.

From Cruddiness to Catastrophe: COVID-19 and Long-term Care in Ontario

Ellen Badone  1
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From Cruddiness to Catastrophe: COVID-19 and Long-term Care in Ontario

Ellen Badone. Med Anthropol. 2021 Jul.
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Abstract

Over 80% of Canadian COVID-19 first wave deaths occurred in long-term care homes. Focussing on Ontario, I trace the antecedents of the COVID-19 crisis in long-term care and document experiences of frontline staff and family members of residents during the pandemic. Following Povinelli, I argue that the marginalization of both residents and workers in Ontario's long-term care system over two decades has eroded possibilities for recognition of their personhood. I also question broader societal attitudes toward aging, disability and death that make possible the abandonment of the frail elderly.

Keywords: COVID-19; Canada; long-term care; neoliberalism.

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