Wait time for continuing care grows
Home > Dependent Adult Abuse > Wait time for continuing care growsWAIT TIME FOR CONTINUING CARE GROWS.
A new report suggests the province has come up short of its goal to provide more Alberta
patients continuing care in a timely manner.
The province has promised to shorten wait times by opening 2,000 long-term care and dementia
units. It also highlighted a need to expand home care services that “enable people to stay
home longer.”
Long-term care survey indicates that care didn’t improve in Alberta in 2014-2015.
BED BLOCKERS
It is estimated that across the province, between 600 AND 700 SENIORS ARE LANGUISHING
IN UNCOMFORTABLE, ACTIVE TREATMENT, HOSPITAL BEDS. These seniors who have no activities, are
not taken out of doors doors for fresh air or exercise, many are discouraged from putting
on day clothes. Sometimes the rooms are cold at night (a man who had been detained at the
Royal Alex for months complained).
Because there are usually guards posted at their doors, they are not allowed to leave the unit,
go for coffee to a restaurant area. They are detained like maximum security prisoners, except
prisoners detained in prisons have rights. These elderly are frequently MALIGNED as being
BED BLOCKERS.
We have known some elderly to be detained in these horrific circumstances for
close to a year. 03/07/17