Abuse & Neglect Studies
Home > Abuse & Neglect StudiesDeadly Scalding in Long Term Care Centre
It’s not easy to imagine Dianne Poff’s life. But the Saskatchewan woman’s death was especially unimaginable. In 1955, when she was nine months old, Ms. Poff contracted meningitis. She was never able to speak or move her limbs…
Kipnes (Veteran Center)
Family not informed of virulent MRSA – diagnosed Febrary, 2006… Note: Contains some graphic images
Failure to Provide Protective Legislation
For over thirty five years, your government has failed to provide protection to Alberta’s senior citizens…
Neglect At the Grandview Care Center
He entered the care facility on October 26/2005 after much agonizing on my mother’s part. He was a walking, talking (not always making sense, but making words), self-feeding for the most part, happy individual…
Inadequate Care and Untrained Staff
There were countless incidents at the Devonshire Care Centre, where I believe the “medical care” provided to my friend Rita Vallentien’s…
Abuse & Neglect Identified as Manslaughter
It is believed to be the first time in Canada that elder abuse has been declared an indirect cause of manslaughter…