National Defence committee  Certainly the report answers much of that, but I think for the clinicians it was actually seeing patients dying alone or not having their family with them. That was very challenging for all of the clinicians involved.

National Defence committee  Thank you for the question. I would say that when we're looking at staffing within long-term care, as described within some of the other testimony, certainly being able to provide child care and being able to provide care to other family members did impact those PSWs and those n

National Defence committee  I can speak from personal experience. My husband and I are both military and have had an almost 20-year career together. Certainly, having communication about the support to families and the support to women's careers is very important. So is better communication about what the m

National Defence committee  The preparedness and questions about training are not within my field of expertise, but I will turn the floor over to Colonel Malcolm, who is better positioned to answer.

National Defence committee  Thank you, sir, and Madam Chair. From our first experience, one of the big pieces we learned was team composition and really looking at what those critical clinical capabilities were. Certainly, nursing was at the forefront of it, so as part of our lessons learned, we submitted

National Defence committee  Thank you for the question. A few themes arose out of the report on our observations, certainly echoing what has been said by other witnesses. Staffing was a huge concern. When we arrived, many of the facilities had as little as 20% staffing, irrespective of what their nursing r