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"New 'Nightmare' Bacteria Are Popping Up All Over the US"

By admin - Published on Tuesday, 03 April 2018 21:04

"What's worse than "nightmare" bacteria that are resistant to nearly all antibiotics? New nightmare bacteria that have the potential to spread their resistance genes to germs in hospitals around the country.

Researchers say that last year, they identified more than 200 cases of these "nightmare" bacteria with new or rare antibiotic-resistance genes, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."

Read more: https://www.livescience.com/62209-unusual-nightmare-bacteria-antibiotic-resistance.html

NASA building a Supersonic X-Plane

By admin - Published on Tuesday, 03 April 2018 20:46

"Listen closely: A quiet, supersonic jet capable of blasting through the sound barrier without emitting a sonic boom could pass over your home as soon as 2022. A decade later, you might even be able to ride in one."

Read more: https://www.livescience.com/62208-nasa-supersonic-jet-quiet-sonic-boom.html 

Non-Profit Nursing Homes, Long Term Care Homes in Toronto & GTA

By admin - Published on Thursday, 22 March 2018 08:44

Baycrest Center

3560 Bathurst St.
 Toronto, ON.
M6A 2E1
Phone: 416-785-2500
# of beds: 472
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Bendale Acres

2920 Lawrence Avenue E
 Scarborough, ON.
M1P 2T8
Phone: 416-397-7000
# of beds: 300
# of respite 2
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Carefree Lodge

306 Finch Avenue E
 Willowdale, ON.
M2N 4S5
Phone: 416-397-1500
# of beds: 126
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Cummer Lodge

205 Cummer Ave.
 Willowdale, ON.
M2M 2E8
Phone: 416-392-9500
# of beds: 389
# of respite: 4
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Hellenic Home

2411 Lawrence Avenue E
 Scarborough, ON.
M1P 4X1
Phone: 416-654-7718
# of beds: 128
# of respite: 1
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House of Providence

3276 St. Clair Avenue E
 Scarborough ON.
M1L 1W1
Phone: 416-285-3666
# of beds: 288
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Kipling Acres

2233 Kipling Avenue
 Etobicoke, ON.
M9W 4L3
Phone: 416-392-2300
# of beds: 337
# of respite: 4
# of convalescent: 17
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Lakeshore Lodge

3197 Blvd. W
 Etobicoke, ON.
M8V 3X5
Phone: 416-392-9400
# of beds: 150
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Mon Sheong Long-Term Care Center

2030 McNicoll Avenue
 Scarborough, ON.
M1V 5P4
Phone: 416-291-3898
# of beds: 160
# of respite: 2
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Seniors Health Center

2 Buchan Court
 North York, ON.
M2J 5A3
Phone: 416-756-0066
# of beds: 192
# of respite: 3
# of convalescent: 12
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Seven Oaks

9 Neilson Road
 Scarborough, ON.
M1E 5E1
Phone: 416-392-3500
# of beds: 249
# of respite: 2
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Suomi-Koti Nursing Home

795 Eglinton Avenue E
 East York, ON.
M4G 4E4
Phone: 416-421-6719
# of beds 34
# of respite 2
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The Tony Stacey Center

59 Lawson Road
 Scarborough, ON.
M1C 2J1
Phone: 416-284-9235
# of beds: 100
# of respite: 2
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The Ukrainian Canadian Center

60 Richview Road
 Etobicoke, ON.
M9A 5E4
Phone: 416-243-7653
# of beds: 120
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True Davidson Acres

200 Dawes Road
 Toronto, ON.
M4C 5M8
Phone: 416-397-0400
# of beds 187
# of respite 2
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Valleyview Long-Term Care Home

541 Finch Avenue W
 North York, ON.
M2R 3Y3
Phone: 416-398-0555
# of beds: 174
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Wesburn Manor

400 The West Mall
 Etobicoke, ON.
M9C 5S1
Phone: 416-394-3600
# of beds: 192
# of respite: 1
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Yee Hong – McNicoll

2311 McNicoll Avenue
 Scarborough, ON.
M1V 5L3
Phone: 416-321-6333
# of beds: 153
# of respite: 2
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Yee Hong – Finch

60 Scottfield Road
 Scarborough, ON.
M1S 5T7
Phone: 416-321-3000
# of beds: 250
# of respite: 1
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The family of a 95-year-old Halifax woman is questioning the policies of Bell Aliant after it initially refused to fully reimburse her for a hospital telephone bill that spanned almost three years — even though she spent only 39 days in the hospital.  The family of a 95-year-old Halifax woman is questioning the policies of Bell Aliant after it initially refused to fully reimburse her for a hospital telephone bill that spanned almost three years — even though she spent only 39 days in the hospital.  The family of a 95-year-old Halifax woman is questioning the policies of Bell Aliant after it initially refused to fully reimburse her for a hospital telephone bill that spanned almost three years — even though she spent only 39 days in the hospital. The family of a 95-year-old Halifax woman is questioning the policies of Bell Aliant after it initially refused to fully reimburse her for a hospital telephone bill that spanned almost three years — even though she spent only 39 days in the hospital. 

Bell Canada customer signed up for 39 days of services but was charged for three years

By admin - Published on Thursday, 22 March 2018 08:39

"The family of a 95-year-old Halifax woman is questioning the policies of Bell Aliant after it initially refused to fully reimburse her for a hospital telephone bill that spanned almost three years — even though she spent only 39 days in the hospital."

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/senior-hospital-39-days-charged-080000239.html

"In France, clothes are being hung up in the street for the homeless to take"

By admin - Published on Sunday, 18 March 2018 20:27

"An organisation in Paris has come up with an original way of getting people to donate warm clothes to the homeless: by asking them to simply hang them up in the street.

The idea first took root in Canada and in Turkey, and has since spread to Bristol, England. Now, the idea has hit the suburbs of Paris. The organisation Force Comm’UNE dubbed the campaign ‘Hang up your clothes!’ [“Accroche ton vêtement”], and launched the campaign in Cergy...."

Read more: http://observers.france24.com/en/20180316-france-clothes-hung-street-homeless

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