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1/11.
Some of you might know that my advocacy stems from my own experiences w/ LTC & the death of my grandmother this past January. I was named after our spartan matriarch, who came to Canada alone at the age of 24 (unable to speak ENG.) to start our entire family clan. https://twitter.com/DrVivianS/status/1197919899026415619
Some of you might know that my advocacy stems from my own experiences w/ LTC & the death of my grandmother this past January. I was named after our spartan matriarch, who came to Canada alone at the age of 24 (unable to speak ENG.) to start our entire family clan. https://twitter.com/DrVivianS/status/1197919899026415619
2/11
This is our first #mothersday
without her. It's really hard for us all but especially my mom, which angers me because she could have been here today had the issues in LTC been resolved by now. THE STRUCTURAL ISSUES painfully revealed during COVID19 were at play in our case.
This is our first #mothersday
without her. It's really hard for us all but especially my mom, which angers me because she could have been here today had the issues in LTC been resolved by now. THE STRUCTURAL ISSUES painfully revealed during COVID19 were at play in our case.
3/11
It also didn't matter how hard I tried to protect her while she was alive. I couldn't be at the home 24/7 (even though we worked hard to have someone there every day). Even with our extraordinary involvement, we couldn't prevent what happened to her.
It also didn't matter how hard I tried to protect her while she was alive. I couldn't be at the home 24/7 (even though we worked hard to have someone there every day). Even with our extraordinary involvement, we couldn't prevent what happened to her.
4/11
I saw things myself during her ~9 mos. @ the home and I learned many more after her death during my *ongoing* mission for answers. I didn't get a proper chance to grieve because I knew something wasn't right and I wasn't prepared to stop searching until I got answers.
I saw things myself during her ~9 mos. @ the home and I learned many more after her death during my *ongoing* mission for answers. I didn't get a proper chance to grieve because I knew something wasn't right and I wasn't prepared to stop searching until I got answers.
5/11
With help from the Ministry of LTC and the inspector who got into the home ASAP to conduct a thorough inspection, my fears were confirmed and I received the answers to which my gut anticipated. The violations levied against the home were heartbreaking.
With help from the Ministry of LTC and the inspector who got into the home ASAP to conduct a thorough inspection, my fears were confirmed and I received the answers to which my gut anticipated. The violations levied against the home were heartbreaking.
6/11
What you also may not know is there is very little the Ministry can do to effectively sanction negligent homes for violations, limiting recourse to but written sanctions & the publication of said sanctions on the Ministry's website (for which most don't even know about).
What you also may not know is there is very little the Ministry can do to effectively sanction negligent homes for violations, limiting recourse to but written sanctions & the publication of said sanctions on the Ministry's website (for which most don't even know about).
7/11
This leaves next to no incentive for homes to change their ways in the absence of more stringent legal & financial penalties. The result is a situation where families must consider civil litigation in order to get any actual measure of justice for their loved ones.
This leaves next to no incentive for homes to change their ways in the absence of more stringent legal & financial penalties. The result is a situation where families must consider civil litigation in order to get any actual measure of justice for their loved ones.
8/11
Truthfully, I still break down reading the Ministry's report today. I still relive the trauma of pouring over the hundreds of pages of documents I demanded from the home upon her death, doing so while planning her funeral & trying to shield the rest of my family from the...
Truthfully, I still break down reading the Ministry's report today. I still relive the trauma of pouring over the hundreds of pages of documents I demanded from the home upon her death, doing so while planning her funeral & trying to shield the rest of my family from the...
9/11
horrifying things I was uncovering so not to increase their pain. I don't think I'll ever get over that trauma. It keeps me up at night to this day. Now these violations happened PRE-COVID with *full* operational capacity. I cannot understate my fear for what may be....
horrifying things I was uncovering so not to increase their pain. I don't think I'll ever get over that trauma. It keeps me up at night to this day. Now these violations happened PRE-COVID with *full* operational capacity. I cannot understate my fear for what may be....
10/11
happening to residents now behind closed doors with what I imagine is but half the operational capacity due to COVID-19. My heart breaks for all the families living in fear, having seen similar things & hearing news reports of horror stories unfolding in many homes.....
happening to residents now behind closed doors with what I imagine is but half the operational capacity due to COVID-19. My heart breaks for all the families living in fear, having seen similar things & hearing news reports of horror stories unfolding in many homes.....
11/11
This is why I'm so adamant on the need to repeal the family ban and the irreparable danger risk it poses to residents. So hear me when I say I'm like a dog with a bone, I don't give up. I will keep defending the rights of residents until this ban is lifted.
This is why I'm so adamant on the need to repeal the family ban and the irreparable danger risk it poses to residents. So hear me when I say I'm like a dog with a bone, I don't give up. I will keep defending the rights of residents until this ban is lifted.
