Public Inquiry Into Long Term Care Homes

• Prosecution issues under former Nursing Homes Act highlighted at Wettlaufer inquiry

  The transition from the Nursing Homes Act to the Long-Term Care Homes Act was up for discussion at Wednesday's hearings in the Elizabeth Wettlaufer inquiry.

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  Aug 8, 2018
  
• Non-compliance not weighted by severity: ministry official testifying at Wettlaufer inquiry

  The public inquiry into long-term care homes is now looking into the details of how the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care assesses risk levels at homes.

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  Aug 7, 2018
  
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• Long-term care home thought agency was responsible for Elizabeth Wettlaufer background check: provincial inspector

  A provincial inspector says the agency that hired serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer and placed her at different long term care homes had a habit of failing to conduct background checks. 

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  Aug 3, 2018
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• Deaths of Wettlaufer’s victims weren’t flagged for provincial inspection: probe

  Karen Simpson says the Ministry of Long Term Care's inspections branch was not flagged about the deaths of Maurice Grenat and James Silcox, who were killed by Wettlaufer at Caressant Care Home in 2007.

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  Jul 30, 2018
• College of Nurses of Ontario knew Elizabeth Wettlaufer was an alcoholic since 1995: Caressant Care lawyer

  Caressant Care lawyer David Golden said the college had had known Elizabeth Wettlaufer was an alcoholic since 1995.

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  Jul 26, 2018
• College of Nurses of Ontario says it didn’t receive enough information from Elizabeth Wettlaufer’s former employers

  The executive director of the College of Nurses of Ontario says they didn't get enough information from long-term care homes about Elizabeth Wettlaufer.

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  Jul 25, 2018
• Ontario’s chief pathologist testifies at public inquiry into long-term care homes

  The inquiry was also shown a toxicology menu, which is filled out at an autopsy. Testing for insulin – which serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer used to kill eight patients in her care – does not fall into any of the menu items.

  Crime

  Jul 23, 2018
• Doctor of seventh Elizabeth Wettlaufer murder victim pushed for coroner’s investigation

  The doctor who treated Elizabeth Wettlaufer's seventh murder victim says she wanted a coroner to look into the death.

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  Jul 19, 2018
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• Elizabeth Wettlaufer inquiry resumes, hears from Ontario’s chief coroner

  Dr. Dirk Huyer told the inquiry there are certain requirements that make reporting a death to the coroner's office an obligation.

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  Jul 16, 2018
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• Saint Elizabeth HR didn’t contact references when hiring Elizabeth Wettlaufer, inquiry hears

  A registered nurse testified that she never contacted any references when she hired Elizabeth Wettlaufer at Saint Elizabeth in Oxford County. 

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  Jun 28, 2018