A letter has been delivered to Nunavut’s Health Minister, written by the board of an elders’ society in Iqaluit
An Ottawa retirement home is falling short of its commitment to Nunavut seniors, according to a letter of complaint that says the facility doesn’t provide enough interpreters, liquids or stimulating activities for Inuit elders.
“It is very sad to hear that residents are sent to hospital alone with only their patient chart and without human companions or an interpreter,” the letter reads. “It is not surprising that residents can be misunderstood if they are sick and alone.”The Nunavut government has a contract with Embassy West to take in elders who require round-the-clock care.
Embassy West’s director of operations, Selma Basic, said she wasn’t able to respond in detail to the letter, which she had not seen until The Globe and Mail sent her a copy. The letter contained a list of concerns and possible solutions compiled by Pairijiit Tigummiaqtikkut, the Iqaluit elders’ society, after relatives of Embassy West’s Inuit residents addressed the society’s board at a meeting on March 2.
Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster, a member of Nunavut’s legislative assembly, called that reminiscent of a past era when the federal government assigned Inuit numbers on leather tags instead of recording their actual names.
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