Cockroaches and force-feeding: military outlines what it found in 5 Ontario care homes
When they arrived at the homes to help with the novel coronavirus pandemic in early May, members of the Canadian Armed Forces found cockroach infestations, force-feeding and residents left crying for hours.told reporters shortly after the document’s release Tuesday.
There was a “general culture of fear [among staff] to use supplies because they cost money” and vital supplies were left under lock and key; COVID-19-positive residents were allowed to wander around the home; Staff were not following protocol for personal protective equipment ; A resident at Altamont Care Community in Scarborough, Ont. receives a Mother's Day visit from her family on May 10, 2020.Residents were not receiving three meals a day;“... Many of the residents had been bed bound for several weeks” and there was “no evidence of residents being moved to wheelchair for parts of day, repositioned in bed or washed properly”;
Staff were aggressive with residents and in one case a worker left food in a patient’s mouth while they were sleeping;
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