No changes on horizon after two Okanagan care home deaths linked to resident aggression: IHA
Two seniors have died at Okanagan care facilities in recent weeks after altercations with other patients. Continue reading
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B.C. children’s representative ‘concerned’ about staffing at care homes
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
B.C.’s Ministry of Children and Family Development has closed a major group home for children in care because of concerns about staff behaviour. Continue reading
Lack of staff, baths a concern in long-term Saskatchewan care homes
Lack of baths and staffing levels top the list of concerns from people living in long-term Saskatchewan care homes. Continue reading
Senior Care Advocates Call For Much-Needed Changes To Ontario’s Long-Term Care Home System
According to a report from the Ontario Long-Term Care Association, long-term care homes in the province have lower staffing levels than in other jurisdictions. Continue reading
Fall risk not ‘properly assessed’ before death of senior in Regina care home, ombudsman says
Saskatchewan’s ombudsman says a long-term care home in Regina did not properly assess the risk of a fall or follow fall prevention policies before the death of 87-year-old Jessie Sellwood in 2013. Continue reading
Surrey family says father with Parkinson’s disease in limbo after issue with former care home
By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer
Five years ago Sheldon and Pearl Feldman celebrated 50 years of marriage. Today, 76-year-old Sheldon is living in Peace Arch Hospital. “He’s scared. He’s very, very scared about where he is going to go,” said Pearl Feldman. “He doesn’t do well with change.” Sheldon Feldman had been living at the Morgan Place Care Facility in… Continue reading
Ontario family takes drastic measures to find care home for son with autism
One Ontario family is breathing a sigh of relief after finding a safe place for their 19-year-old son with autism to live. Continue reading
Surprise inspections discover multiple violations at Penticton care homes
Interior Health Authority slapped Good Samaritan Society Village by the Station and Haven Hill Retirement Centre with high-risk classifications after discovering both facilities had several violations. Continue reading
Family members concerned about under-staffing of long-term care homes
By Raquel Fletcher Quebec City Correspondent
There is a growing chorus of complaints about the staffing level at a Regina nursing home. Families are demanding the health minister take a look at what they believe are system-wide problems that are resulting in inadequate care for the people they love. Continue reading
Saskatchewan health minister says he’s not alarmed by staffing at care homes
Saskatchewan’s health minister admits he’s hearing more complaints about long-term care homes but says he isn’t planning to look at mandating staff levels. Continue reading