Today's letters: An elder care system that didn't care

Long-term care isn’t just a problem in Ontario, as our letter writers note today. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com
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Separating this couple was cruel
Re: Care home separates longtime N.B. couple, Dec. 20.
Separating an elderly couple after 69 years of marriage, ironically in order to provide a higher level of care, is the modern-day version of cruel.
As our population ages, we desperately need to fix a system that feels it has no alternative but to divide loved o