In N.L., there is no rule to keep seniors cool, even as temperatures continue to rise

When Eileen Elms knows summer is around the corner, there is one thing she dreads: the heat.

Elms, 92, lives in a personal care home in Gander.

“It gets uncomfortably hot, really, because there's no air conditioning in the hallways,” said Elms.

“Fortunately I'm not too far from a lounge, but you can't sit in the lounge all the time.”

Newfoundland and Labrador does not require its publicly- or privately-run care homes to have cooling systems, like it would for heat in the winter. In fact, the only province in Canada with such legislation is Ontario.

But as global temperatures continue to rise, experts say it’s time to focus on climate adaptation strategies to protect society’s most vulnerable.

CBC News filed access-to-information requests for a list of which long-term care homes and p