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JACK DAVIS, HEALTH REGION CEO DEPARTS WITH 4 MILLION ON TOP OF SALARY AND BENEFITS
Mr. Davis collects $ 268,908. annually, $ 22,409 per month.It was revealed in July 2008 that former Capital Health CEO Sheila Weatherall would receive a retirement package worth about 2 million. MLA Hugh MacDonald, stated, “This is outrageous, whether it isboom time or bust” . He said all contributions to the pension weremade by the [...]
“Then I can’t be your doctor”.
A senior Alberta citizen accompanied by a friend, went to her doctor. She needed a prescription refill and felt she was sufferingfrom a urinary tract infection. The doctor, who had received a report from a home care worker insisted that he give her a mini-mental exam.She refused and he refused to treat her. She and [...]
ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND TRUSTEESHIP ACT
This legislation fully allows the abuse of vulnerable seniors,and even gives legislated privilege and protection to those who abuse and deny rights to vulnerable Alberta citizens.
LIFESTYLE OPTIONS 15M DOLLAR FIRE
SUPPORTIVE LIVING HOUSING:
During the last decade, a new and lucrative industry, sprang
up across Alberta. Entrepreneurs began setting up Assisted
Living facilities in order to house frail, dependent elderly Albertans.
In some instances these facilities contain locked units for cognitively
impaired seniors. The Alberta Government funded the conversion of
Long Term Care Facilities into Assisted [...]
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT – ELDER ADVOCATES OF ALBERTA SOCIETY et al vs the CROWN IN RIGHT et the NINE HEALTH REGIONS
EDMONTON COURT HOUSE, APPEAL COURT HEARING MAY 27th, 2009 @ 10:00 AM Room 514
The government of Alberta and the Regional Health Authorities have
appealed Madame Justice Sheila Grekol’s decision to certify the class
action on behalf of Alberta seniors who are patients in auxiliary hospitals
& nursing homes. The appeal will be heard Wednesday AM at [...]
PUBLIC GUARDIAN TOOK $1-MILLION PROPERTY FOR $1
Bryan Tickell’s scheme to defraud clients of the Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C. unravelled quickly after he resigned on July 27, 2007. He had been hired 9 months earlier after lying about his academic credentials and work record, and providing a phoney reference. He had been placed in charge of 217 adult clients who [...]
TO THE HONOURABLE RON LIEPERT: WHOSE CHOICE WILL IT BE WHEN CARE IS WITHHELD
Dear Mr. Liepert,Here I am again with more information for you to ponder.
I work at a contract program for disabled people at a long term care facility.
One of my people is part of the CHOICE Day program. She is a quadriplegic.
Her husband takes care of her lovingly at home with the help of [...]
ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND TRUSTEESHIP ACT – SECTION 109:1
LIABILITY – SECTION 109:1
No action lies against the Minister, the Public Guardian, another person
appointed under section 107(1), a capacity assessor, a review officer, a complaints
officer, an investigator or any person acting under the Minister, Public Guardian,
other person, capacity assessor, review officer, complaints officer or investigator
for anything done or omitted to [...]
DON’T BETRAY CANADA’S SENIORS WHO BUILT CANADA
The Government of Alberta’s cost-cutting decision to uproot 7,000
ill,debilitated seniors from their nursing homes and place them in
Designated Assisted Living is suggestive of their ignorance
regarding stages of aging. The patients of nursing homes are a category unto themselves
because there is a qualitative shift in their daily demands. Due
to their unpredictable health, they imperatively require “full [...]
POOR ORAL HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SENIORS, LONG TERM CARE
Alberta has no standards for managing seniors’ oral health in long-termcare.The provincial government has resisted pressure from the College ofRegistered Dental Hygienists of Alberta to set standards for oralassessments and care.THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE IMPACT OF POOR ORAL CARE ON INDIVIDUALS:- pain and infection;- compromised ability to meet nutritional needs;- reduced ability [...]
AGECARE & VALLEYVIEW CARE CENTRE, MEDICINE HAT
Valleyview Care Centre owners pocket millions at taxpayers’ and employees’expense -Striking employees of Valleyview Care Centre are outraged thatDr. Kabir Jivraj, co-owner of the company that operates the facility and adirector of the company that owns it, personally received $690,000 in 2008 as part of a $16 million payout to board members and executives. Valleyview [...]
OLDS HOSPITAL FUNDRAISER HELPS BUY ELECTRIC BEDS FOR CONTINUING CARE
The Olds Hospital and Care Centre has 48 new electric beds thanks to a community project that started more than two years ago.
The Olds Dream Home Committee started in 2006, with the goal
to raise money to replace the 35 manual continuing care beds & 13 acute care beds.
Ed Hildebrand, chair of Committee, & local [...]
FRESNO NURSING HOME IS FINED $80,000 IN PATIENT’S DEATH
State investigators say the man had problems swallowing and choked on a meatball that should have been chopped or sliced. The cook and nursing assistant who served the meal were fired.Raintree Convalescent Hospital had known the patient had problems swallowing, according to an investigation by the California Department of Public Health.The man stumbled out of [...]
Unexpected Patient Death at Goldsboro, North Carolina State Home Sparks Nursing Home/Medical Neglect Investigation
An unexpected death of a female resident at the O’Berry Neuro-Medical Treatment Center in Goldsboro, N.C. has resulted in placing four employees on leave. O’Berry is a state run home which specializes in developmental disabilities. According to the Goldsboro News the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is investigating the cause of death [...]
LONG TERM CARE WORKERS GO ON STRIKE
MEDICINE HAT — About 60 staff members at a long-term care facility in Medicine Hat
went on strike yesterday after failing to reach an agreement with Calgary-based
employer AgeCare Communities of Care and Wellness.
85% of the membership rejected a final offer from the employer Wednesday in an
on-site vote supervised by the Alberta Labour Relations [...]