REGINA – Concerns are once again being raised about poor conditions at a Moose Jaw care home.
In June, Providence Place had a temporary fix installed for their broken air conditioner but residents are expressing concern that it still hasn’t been fixed.
Lori Boothman said Wednesday that she’s concerned about her brother Greg who lives at the care home.
She added there have been several instances where his in-room thermostat shows it is around 30 degrees.
“There’s no air conditioning in patient rooms here,” added Lori. “The A/C is only in the hallways, which in a newer building like this is ridiculous.”
The thermometer in Greg Boothman’s room show’s a temperature of just under 30 degrees
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The heat is especially hard on Greg Boothman because the 48-year old suffers from Multiple Sclerosis, and the high temperatures aggravate his symptoms. Greg has prescribed an air conditioner when he was living in Moose Jaw Housing.
Cooling complaints are not new at Providence Place. In March the building’s air conditioner broke, and the temporary replacement was installed at the end of June. The facility’s CEO Paul Nyhof says that temperatures are closely monitored.
“Our ideal temperature is around 24 or 25 degrees, and I understand the our monitoring shows that the highest end came out at 28.5 degrees. I haven’t checked today, but it’s moderately comfortable in here.”
Providence Place Care Home in Moose Jaw, SK
Staff are investigating the possibility of putting an AC unit in Greg’s room, but for now he said he is resorting to other options.
“I have wet towels with me all the time. I put them around and I cover myself when I sleep,” says Greg.
The Boothmans have also brought their story to the provincial opposition, who hope to use it as part of their case for an independent advocate for care homes.
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