“The lack of care our mother received at Simon Fraser Lodge robbed us of the time we had left together.”
Kelly Ashton was 62 when she died in Prince George hospice on Dec. 1. Her official cause of death was natural causes, but her son Jason Keller and daughter Santaya Garnot are alleging their mother’s death was wrongful.
“When you have a loved one with dementia, every moment of their time with you is precious,” said Keller. “The lack of care our mother received at Simon Fraser Lodge robbed us of the time we had left together.”While a representative from Buron Healthcare, which operates Simon Fraser Lodge, declined to comment on the particulars of Ashton’s case, citing privacy concerns, she noted that they take all incidents seriously.
Facility staff again found no concerns in a post-fall assessment, and when they consulted the doctor over the phone, he did not recommend she go to hospital. Staff assured Keller and his sister Garnot that their mother didn’t need further medical care and would be seen by the doctor when he was in next. Garnot agreed to the use of a restraint and a wheelchair to prevent future falls, a solution recommended over the phone by the doctor.
Ashton received a neck brace and was stabilized in hospital, but died just weeks later in hospice on Dec. 1. And the Family Compensation Act specifies those economic damages are limited to lost future income upon which dependents relied and any funeral and burial costs associated with the death.
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