Opened in 2003, the facility was designed to be a long-term care home for veterans.
‘It was the Taj Mahal’: Calgary long-term care residents raise concerns about care at Colonel Belcher
In Calgary, some seniors and their families say they’re losing trust in the people who are supposed to care for them.Veteran Bob Grey moved into Colonel Belcher in November 2024, but not long after, citing problems with the facility, he began looking for another place to stay.“It was the Taj Mahal and as a veteran I said that if I ever have to go in a home there is where I want to be,” Colonel Belcher resident Bob Grey told Global News.
Prosser says he died in pain, days after a bad fall that she claims happened after staff failed to follow protocol to prevent it.Christine Prosser, whose husband died while living at Colonel Belcher, claims he passed away following a bad fall that staff failed to follow proper protocol to prevent.
Families have also raised concerns about a third death in January 2024, after one family alleged that a patient died after the resident’s oxygen tank ran empty.Unplugged Canada – Nova Scotia chapter
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