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Charges laid against Sharon Home over resident’s death
Private criminal charges have been laid against the Sharon Home in connection with the death of a resident last year. The Sharon Home has been accused of criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm in the death of 93-year-old Lilyan Peck on Oct. 19. Lawyer Harvey Berkal, whose father Rabbi Louis Berkal [...]
First euthanasia in Netherlands of severe Alzheimer’s patient performed
A woman with advanced Alzheimer’s disease has been euthanized in the Netherlands, a first in a country that requires patients to be fully mentally alert to request to die, activists said Wednesday…
Why we should be afraid of assisted suicide
This article’s focus is physician-assisted suicide. Legalizing this practice would be a recipe for elder abuse. Legalization would also empower the Canadian health-care system to the detriment of individual patient rights…
Is DriveABLE workABLE?
The DriveABLE test involves sitting in front of a touch-screen computer with three extra buttons at the bottom. Most seniors being tested this way are unfamiliar with computers, touch screens, and computer-generated visuals. If they fail, they are told so within 2 minutes by a clerk. There is no appeal; the licence is revoked on the spot. You can retest after 6 months for $200. Imagine being told you are cognitively deficient, not by your doctor but by a clerk.
DriveAble responsible for license taken from BC senior deemed fit to drive
A Vancouver senior is criticizing the B.C. government for taking away his driver’s licence despite assessments by doctors who said he is fit to drive. “Driving has been my bread and butter my whole life, that’s how I made my living,” Robert Dent, 74, told the CBC’s Go Public. “I miss my job. I miss [...]
Media Coverage for Class Action Lawsuit
A number of news reports have been issued regarding the lawsuit. Below is an aggregation of these reports.
B.C. man loses right to care for wife
An elderly B.C. man says a provincial health authority stripped him and his wife of their legal and financial rights after he complained bitterly about his wife’s care in the long-term care wing of a local hospital. “She would have been far better at home,†said George Brent, 83, of his wife’s care at the [...]
Why target seniors?
Letter to the Editor, The Edmonton Journal…
Gregory Carter, 63, Psychological Associate, pleads guilty before the College of Psychologists of Ontario
Gregory Carter, Psychological Associate pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of professional misconduct…
Seniors would choose disease over loss of driver’s licence
Many seniors would rather hear that they have cancer than be told to surrender their driver’s licence, according to research from McGill University. “Older drivers tell us the day you’re told, ‘Hand over your licence’ is worse than a cancer diagnosis,” researcher Nicol Korner-Bitensky said Thursday. “I heard it so many times I was shocked,” [...]
Pair trying to stay together
A 93-year-old Edmonton Senior is begging Capital Care not to ship her dying husband across the city…
Joanne Talbot-Brisson and Daughter Accused of 340K Theft from Seniors
OTTAWA — Joanne Talbot-Brisson, a long-time administrator at the Cumberland Lodge, was to appear in court on charges of defrauding dependent, elderly residents of hundreds of thousands of dollars over the last decade. Cumberland is a community on the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario. On May 27, 2010, police laid fraud charges against Mary Joanne [...]
Nursing Cuts at the Youville Nursing Home, St. Albert
Convenant Health is almost completely eliminating professional registered nurses from direct care positions at the Youville Nursing Home, St. Albert…
Betty Anne Gagnon: Sister, brother-in-law charged with manslaughter
EDMONTON — Betty Anne Gagnon was 48 years old when she died, barely able to see and unable to care for herself, was found dead on Nov. 20/09, curled in the front seat of a pickup truck parked at a gas station near Edmonton. Her face was bruised and one eye was black. According to [...]