Emergency room visit strips man, 81, of dignity

Note to self: Don't get sick/injured in Toronto.

That's terrible.

i dunno there always seems to be more to the story then what that paper prints..

i know it shouldn't have happened but theres two sides i'm sure

Dosen't Avro work there?

It's systemic.

I've got a friend that used to work in a care centre for the long term disabled. The stories from places like that are horrible. People given pills to stop bowel movements, then laxatives - for when staff have time to move residents to the toilets . . . hours waiting to be moved in or out of a bathroom . . .

Her section was terribly understaffed, and the other section - which deals in severely handicapped people - had 2 deaths of residents. One died out front of the care facility in the winter because his wheelchair got stuck in the snow, the other died on the toilet when their respirator got unplugged and no one checked on them for an hour.

The result of the fatality inquests, you would think would be to hire more staff. But all they did was move staff from the really understaffed side, to the side where there were 2 deaths. So, 1 nurse and 3 RNA's look after 50 residents for 8 hours, 3 shifts a day. Duties that 2 Nurses and 6 RNA's couldn't do in an 8 hour shift. It wasn't from lack of caring, it was lack of staffing.

Bet everyone is now looking forward to getting too old to care for themselves.

im more scared of the fact that the people who will be taking care of me are the punk ass litte shits i see in the mall now

maybe i should ascend to a higher plane of existence to avoid the hell of old age?

I hope the premier cuts aid to the hospital or Ray is able to sue them.

What a bunch of uncaring morons working in that Hospital. I feel sad for the families of these employees, if they are that uncaring and are willing to leave a patient lying in his own feces, could you just imagine the way these people keep their own homes or treat their children.

well like someone said.. we only have one side of the story.. emerg rooms are extremely busy esp in large cities. the gentleman seems to have gone through alot in a short time.. I mean he had incontinence a few times.. not everyone sitting behind a glass is a nurse and not every nurse is free at any given moment.. some folks think that once inside the hospital 100% attention should be given to them.. I am not criticizing this man,, I do know how things go in to-days health care system.. there are not enough nurses and its only going to get worse.. a large percentage of nurses are within 3-4 yrs of retiring and the numbers of people going into Nursing is dwindling.. the fact is that Canada is going to be in crises for both nurses and doctors and governments are not doing much about it.. most hospitals are over managed and top heavy with upper and middle management.. and if there is a budget crunch the solution is lay off front line workers.. the very people that are supposed to be there for the sick.. go figure