Officials made the announcement the same day the province’s minister for seniors, Marguerite Blais, announced an investigation into the situation at the Auberge aux Trois Pignons in the city’s Beauport borough
Quebec Minister Responsible for Seniors and Informal Caregivers Marguerite Blais responds to reporters questions before entering a Cabinet meeting on June 17, 2020 at the legislature in Quebec City.Health authorities in Quebec City have taken over the day-to-day care at a private seniors’ residence following a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.
The regional health agency, CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale, says 21 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and three have died. Seven staff members have also contracted the disease. The agency said in a statement that it “agreed with the owner to take over the care and services.”Health authorities have been providing assistance at the private facility since July 11 and steadily increasing their presence there. Two investigators with the Health Department will inspect the residence.
On Monday, two doctors had sounded the alarm to Quebec City Le Soleil newspaper about the residence, decrying a lack of staff and a notable decline in the care offered to residents, often left on their own with wounds, without proper hygiene or help to eat. Blais told a news conference south of Quebec City Tuesday she was shocked to find out the owners had waited to alert authorities.
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