Ninety year old Jennie Nelson died at the University Hospital from burns suffered at the Jubilee Lodge Nursing Home while being bathed,2nd degree burns from her waist to her feet.Skin was peeling from her knees to her feet and blood was oozing from her tnails. It was most troubling to hear. A caregiver (personal care […]
Members of the Elder Advocates of Alberta Society attended the Fatality Inquiry today.The Fatality Inquiry hearing provides incredible nuggets which portray what continues to happen in these care facilities, nothing has changed in over 20 years.Mr.W. Pavlic speaking for the Jubilee Lodge Nursing Home, stated that there had been no negative incidents in the years […]
NOTICE RAPE TRIAL Monday – November 21, 2005 Court House, Queens Bench – 611 4th Street SW, Calgary @ 10:00 AM. Rex Ongee Okumu 40, is accused of attacking a woman in her 90’s at a northwest Calgary Care Centre where he had been employed as a caregiver. He faces charges of sexual assault and […]
The Auditor’s General’s Report did not go far enough. The Report fails to accurately address the issues of the denial of rights, mistreatment and neglect of vulnerable persons in care facilities such as the too frequent: Failure to provide safe ethical, compassionate, nursing care which results indeadly bed sores, neglect and even death. Failure to […]