Coroner Géhane Kamel is investigating the events that led to the deaths of about 4,000 residents of Quebec long-term care facilities during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020
Since coroner Géhane Kamel started her public inquest in March into the effects of the pandemic on Quebec nursing homes, witness after witness has given tearful testimonies about chaotic conditions – overwhelmed health care workers, elderly residents dying in agonizing fashion.
The inquest heard that in several nursing homes, staffers who showed up with their own face coverings were ordered to remove them, because “everyone would then want to wear masks.” Ms. Lavoie told the inquest that her workers began worrying about COVID-19 in early January, before other Quebeckers took notice of the new illness. “The anxiety level was rising because the majority of my employees have family or friends in China.”
She noted that her centre had to follow the same budgeting and procurement rules as other nursing homes but, thanks to the workers’ use of their own protective gear, there were no concerns about running out of stock. The first case came on May 6 because a resident was exposed while getting dialysis treatment at the University of Montreal Hospital Centre.
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