MONTREAL – A patients’ rights group has launched a class-action suit against Quebec’s network of long-term care centres for providing its residents with “bad service.” The suits seeks compensatory damages of $250 to $750, as well as exemplary damages of $100, for each month spent within the network by its 37,000 users over the past three years, an award that could add up to a minimum of $500 million. Read More

HALIFAX – Two new suites at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre will give patients transitioning out of hospital the chance to practice living independently. One of the independent-living simulation suites is equipped with technology, including voice-activated doors, cabinets and a hospital bed that can make the transition even easier. Read More

LONDON, Ont. – Bayshore HealthCare Ltd. and Sensory Technologies Inc. have announced a national collaboration to provide eShift services. The companies will collaborate on joint opportunities around the implementation of the eShift platform, support of clinical personnel and patients within Canada. Read More

TORONTO – Green Shield Canada (GSC) is pleased to announce the launch of a pilot project that will connect chronic pain sufferers in its plan member population to a digital strategy, to better manage their condition. GSC, in partnership with Toronto technology start-up ManagingLife, will be providing chronic pain patients with free access to an award-winning mobile application called Manage My Pain. Read More

GUELPH, Ont. – Canadian healthtech company AceAge Inc. and Burlington-based electronics manufacturer Urtech have joined forces to bring Karie, a home health appliance, to market by summer 2018. The personal health companion schedules, delivers and monitors medication regimens, providing users with increased independence and improved health outcomes. Read More

OTTAWA – Bruyère Research Institute (BRI) has acquired a Norwegian technology to promote exercise for older adults in Bruyère’s outpatient rehabilitation and long-term care programs. The technology is called Motiview and was designed by Norwegian company Motitech. It works by positioning patients on a stationary bicycle in front of a television screen that simulates real-life bicycle ride locations from around the world. Read More

OTTAWA – CareWorx, a market leader in senior care technology solutions, announced it has closed a $17 million round of funding from California-based Kayne Partners. Kayne Partners is the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., an alternative investment firm managing over $26 billion in assets. Read More

TORONTO – An investigation has found that reports of resident-on-resident abuse have risen sharply in Ontario nursing homes. Reports have increased from an average of four per day in 2006 to nine a day in 2016, despite only a small increase in the number of residents – to 78,000 in 2016 from 75,000 in 2006. Read More

OTTAWA – A camera placed in the nursing-home room of Diana Pepin’s elderly mother to monitor her hygiene gave her quite a shock: it recorded a personal support worker verbally abusing her mom: “Die, die you bitch. You’ve got to die now.” Read More

TORONTO – Tunstall Healthcare, a world leader in connected healthcare, and Telus Health, an organization committed to driving healthcare efficiencies and enhanced patient experiences through the use of advanced technology, announced they will work together to provide Canadians with better access to healthcare through the Tunstall ICP Integrated Care Platform. Read More