Ford government passes bill that allows hospitals to move some patients to nursing homes

TORONTO - Ontario's Progressive Conservative government passed legislation Wednesday that would force hospital patients awaiting long-term care into nursing homes not of their choosing on a temporary basis, but many details of the new law remain unknown. Patients who refuse to move to long-term care are expected to be charged a fee, although it's unclear how much. Premier Doug Ford has said, however, that they won't be billed an uninsured rate of $1,800 per day.-- More...