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DO TAKEDOWNS HAVE A PLACE IN THE CARE OF THE FRAIL DEPENDENT ELDERLY? We CHALLENGE the professionals who are responsible for the violence which is being perpetrated against vulnerable persons, persons who are being detained behind the LOCKED doors of Villa Caritas and Alberta Hospital Edmonton. We challenge the professionals who authorize this violence. Though […]
Mental Health Review Panel, Flawed Legislation
March 2, 2018 The Honourable Ms. Kathleen Ganley Minister of Justice and Solicitor General # 424, Alberta Legislature Building, Edmonton, AB. Dear Madam Minister: REFERENCE: ALBERTA MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW PANEL RELEVANT ISSUE The perceived intent of an Alberta Mental Health Review Panel hearing is to determine whether the human being before the panel should be […]
Patrick G. Hartnett RN
May 8, 2013 Via Facsimile 780 453 0546 Your File 50, 461 – (11/12)-1 Ms. Sue Chandler, Complaints Director, College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta 11620 168 Street Edmonton, AB T5M – 4A6 Complaint against Patrick G.Hartnett RN, # 50461 Villa Caritas Geriatric Center 16515 88 Avenue Edmonton, AB. T5R 0A4 REFERENCE: xxxxxx […]
Dr. Oto Cadsky maligns fellow psychiatrists
Forensic Psychiatrists dysfunctional A lawsuit against a “dysfunctional” provincial government office” has name-calling, factions and conspiracies are common in the “dysfunctional” office of more than a dozen psychiatrists who analyze criminals for the courts, an Edmonton judge has found. In a 55-page decision released Friday, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Erik Lefsrud ruled that allegations […]
Villa Caritas
Public Guardian Abuse Myrtle Hofer
AN UNBELIEVABLE ACCOUNT OF COLLUSION AND ELDER ABUSE MEDIA INFORMATION Court of Queens Bench, Surrogate Court Lethbridge Tuesday August 17, 2010 @ 10:00AM Myrtle Hofer, 87 years old The government has seriously bullied Mrs. Hofer, apprehending / abducting her, 18, 2010, with two RCMP officers and detaining her for the past two months as if […]
Takedown of 80 year old, Villa Caritas
August 30, 2011 Minister of Health & Wellness, the Honorable Gene Zwozdesky Complaints Manager, College of Physicians and Surgeons 2700 Telus Plaza South, 10020 100th Street Edmonton, AB. T5J 0N3 Solicitor General & Minister of Public Security,Honourable Frank Oberle Legislature Building, Edmonton, AB. ——————————————- COMPLAINT re. Dr. Kevin Lawless, Psychiatrist, Geriatric unit, Villa Caritas, 16515 […]
Repeatedly cold rooms at Villa Caritas
Again the heat in Room 2117, has been turned down. The resident determined that some other rooms had appropriate heat…
HEARING: Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 10:00 am
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION FOR CLASS PROCEEDING Ms. Jodi Pifko /Buelow and Ms. Kim Bordignon, the daughters of Mrs. Carol Pifko, have commenced legal action against the physicians, nurses, LPN’s, pharmacists, who recommended, prescribed or administered Zyprexa for their mother. Ms. Buelow & Ms. Bordignon are the Representative Plaintiffs for the estate of Carol Pifco, deceased, in an application to have the […]
DISCIPLINING SENIORS IN LONG TERM CARE & MENTAL HOSPITALS – VILLA CARITAS
See website -“Disciplining a Nursing Home senior” “Gloria Pickles: Human Rights Complaint at Villa Caritas
Gloria Pickles: Human Rights Complaint at Villa Caritas
Alleging that since November 2009, until the present, these persons have totally and egregiously contravened the rights of Gloria Pickles…
Myrtle Hofer: Senior apprehended by Public Guardian
On June 16, 2010, Ms.Tobi-Dawn McRae, Public Guardian Officer, Lethbridge made an ex parte Application to the court for the apprehension of Mrs. Hofer…
Nelson Struk: Arrested and detained without cause
On Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 10:30 AM, we were shocked to find Mr. Struk detained in D4, a small, white windowless room, which appeared to be a holding cell…
James Bain: Failure To Provide The Necessities Of Life
Case study of James Bain, including a letter to the Minister of Justice, and photos of his condition. Warning: contains some disturbing images
Unseen Patient Prescribed Medication
Physician, Dr. Isabella Werkman, prescribes psychotropic medication to a senior whom she has never assessed or seen…