On April 30, 2021, the Honourable Frank N. Marrocco, Angela
Coke, and Dr. Jack Kitts, commissioners of Ontario's
Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission (the Commission), submitted
their final report.
Background
Struck in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission had
a mandate to investigate how and why COVID-19 spread in long-term
care (LTC) homes, actions taken to prevent the spread, and how key
elements in the existing long-term care system affected the spread
of COVID-19.
The final report was the product of more than 170 formal
meetings with more than 700 individuals. The Commission also
received and considered some 300 written submissions. The
Commission made 85 recommendations, which included: