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more staff in long term care facilities

more staff in long term care facilities

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Started by rebecca rook 11 years, 8 months ago
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/edmonton/latest-videos-show-rough-treatment-at-kipnes-care-home-daughter-says-1.2932859 (copy and paste link to browser to see video) My grampa resides in the same wing as Eillen and this video is disturbing to all ends! I can only imagine how others (including my grampa) are being treated. The sad fact is that there is more to this.... there have been several times I have gone in to visit and someone has fallen and no one is around, several times I have needed someone to help reposition my grampa and again no one! there are 2 staff members to 15 residents.... it takes, legally, two of them to do a transfer and in this time the other 14 residents are left unattended. It rages me to know that all incidences are completely preventable and that the on going complaint of "not enough staff" is never heard. Well its time for a change instead of spending money on the new lrt line, the new museum, and the new arena it should be put to dignified, respectful, integrity based, and compassionate care! Infrasture can always be changed and remodeled however people can't. ITS TIME FOR CHANGE!

8 Comments

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Lindsey
11 years ago Featured

It is about focusing on the issues at hand. An extreme shortage of staff is a major issue that is mentioned on a daily basis but never truly heard! How can the dedicated staff members provide the optimal care they want to when they have such a heavy workload placed upon them. The priorities of the system are flawed. Why is this? This example of abuse should not be taken lightly, but it should not define all the care staff as a whole!

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Kerri Bland
11 years ago Featured

we need more dedicated staff to provide assistance for the elder that need our support

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Anonymous
8 years ago

More staff are required at LTCs to feed people.

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Pat Stephenson
11 years ago

Provide more funding for senior care at nursing homes and lodges.

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Danielle Bibeau
11 years ago

I hope I will never have to go through this with my family, either for my parents or for myself when I get old. This is disgraceful as a human race to treat our elders like this.

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Carrie Rook
11 years ago

Does this not make you scared of being old and alone, nothing will. Stop disrespecting our elderly! Someone needs to care - Some one needs to make it change!

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Lexi hesse
11 years ago

This is disgusting and needs to be stopped.

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Jasreen Singh
11 years ago

Need to invest more funds to hire adequate staff!