Nursing Home Deaths

• Beyond coronavirus, deaths from neglect in U.S. nursing homes also surging: experts

  Advocates and experts say tens of thousands more seniors are succumbing not to the virus but to neglect by overwhelmed staffs and slow declines from isolation.

  World

  Nov 19, 2020
  
• 45th resident of Kitchener long-term care home suffers COVID-19-related death

  Four more coronavirus deaths were reported in Waterloo Region on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 98.

  Health

  May 7, 2020
  
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• Documents reveal two previously unknown Nova Scotia nursing home deaths

  The cases - previously undisclosed and outlined in coroner's reports obtained through a freedom of information request - bring the number of such deaths since 2008 to 11.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2017
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• Guilt, anger, depression: Loved ones reveal toll of Elizabeth Wettlaufer’s crimes

  More than two dozen victim impact statements from the friends and family of those harmed or killed by former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer reveal guilt, anger, and families torn apart as a result of her actions.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2017
• Elizabeth Wettlaufer, former nurse charged in 8 seniors’ deaths, expected to plead guilty

  The Canadian Press has learned that a former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors in her care is expected to plead guilty to first-degree murder charges in their deaths at a court appearance on Thursday.

  Crime

  May 31, 2017
• Elizabeth Wettlaufer, charged in deaths of 8 seniors, once fired over medication errors: documents

  A former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors had been suspended from a long-term care home several times for medication-related errors before she was fired for "failing to follow insulin protocol," newly released court documents show.

  Crime

  Mar 23, 2017
• Police releasing new information in case of Ontario nurse accused of killing 8 seniors

  Police say they will be releasing new information Friday in the case of an Ontario nurse charged with killing eight nursing home patients.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2017
• Former Ontario nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer accused of killing eight seniors has case put over

  A nurse accused of killing eight seniors at two long-term care homes in southwestern Ontario has had her case put over until Dec. 8.

  Crime

  Nov 18, 2016
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• Daughter of victim in Ontario nursing home deaths considering legal action

  The daughter of a 75-year-old London, Ont. man who police allege was killed by a 49-year-old nurse from Woodstock, is considering launching a civil lawsuit.

  Crime

  Oct 27, 2016
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• ‘Angel of death’: A look at health-care professionals charged with killing patients

  A history of cases involving health-care professionals accused of killing their patients, which are often referred to as 'angel of death' cases.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2016