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| Son 'sickened' by no charges in nursing-home abuse case | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 7 2013, 02:02 PM (111 Views) | |
| Darcie | Sep 7 2013, 02:02 PM Post #1 |
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A man has expressed shock after learning that staff at a long-term-care facility in Peterborough, Ont., will not face charges despite video showing them manhandling his mother and shoving a soiled cloth into her face. Hidden camera catches abuse at Ontario seniors facility “I'm puzzled,” Camille Parent told CBC News. “I'm sickened over this. It's just totally wrong." Police have told Parent that no charges will be laid against staff at St. Joseph's at Fleming nursing home, where 85-year-old Hellen MacDonald is a resident. An investigation began earlier this year after Parent noticed scratches and bruises on his mother, who has dementia. He complained to management, but continued to see injuries and placed a hidden camera in her room. Over four days, the camera captured disturbing images of his mother being mistreated by staff, including: Her being manhandled while MacDonald gets her diaper changed. An employee shoving a soiled cloth into her face. A pair of St. Joseph’s employees making out in MacDonald’s room as she lies in bed. An employee blowing his nose on her bed sheets. The hidden camera also caught another resident wandering into MacDonald’s room and going through her belongings. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/09/06/toronto-seniors-home-abuse-peterborough.html?cmp=rss And no abuse charges, we should give seniors something to protect themselves from abuse. |
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| FuzzyO | Sep 7 2013, 02:24 PM Post #2 |
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On the news earlier today it said that the police would comment after talking to him today, but I haven't seen anything yet. |
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| Alli | Sep 7 2013, 05:22 PM Post #3 |
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What that person did was clearly criminal. By not charging them with anything is sending the wrong message that it's OK to slap older people especially with dementia they won't say anything anyway... :B.S.Meter: |
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