{"id":35255,"date":"2014-12-13T18:14:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T10:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=35255"},"modified":"2014-12-13T18:14:07","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T10:14:07","slug":"saskatchewan-nursing-home-workers-suspended-after-alleged-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/13\/saskatchewan-nursing-home-workers-suspended-after-alleged-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Saskatchewan nursing home workers suspended after alleged assault"},"content":{"rendered":"
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REGINA — Employees at a Regina nursing home have been suspended and managers are apologizing after allegations of assault and neglect.<\/p>\n

Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home issued a statement Friday evening saying an incident had been brought forward in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n

The statement, on behalf of executive director John Kelly, says the residence is “deeply troubled” and apologizes to the resident involved and that resident’s extended family members.<\/p>\n

A media spokesperson for the home says the incident is not related to the death of 74-year-old Margaret Warholm, a case recently brought forward in the Saskatchewan legislature.<\/p>\n

Video of the alleged incident and other details have since been provided to the Regina police for a criminal investigation.<\/p>\n

The media release says the Santa Maria home has a zero tolerance policy for resident harm.<\/p>\n

“We are in the process of notifying the family members of our other residents, inviting them to contact us with their questions and concerns,” says the release.<\/p>\n

Health Minister Dustin Duncan says he is appalled by the allegations.<\/p>\n

“If these allegations are true, any employee involved will face the most severe discipline possible and could face criminal charges, pending the outcome of the police investigation,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I have directed the Ministry of Health to examine what options are available for either the Ministry or the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region to step in and take a more active role in the day-to-day operations of Santa Maria until we are confident that concerns with this facility have been resolved.”<\/p>\n

The Santa Maria home has been at the centre of debate on provincial care standards for the last few weeks after the death of Warholm was brought forward.<\/p>\n

Warholm was a resident at Santa Maria when she was admitted to hospital in October 2013 for severe abdominal pain. She died days later of a gastro-vascular disorder.<\/p>\n

Medical records show that Warholm reported losing 30 pounds in a year and had compression fractures in her vertebrae. Her family attributes those to a fall Warholm took while aides were moving her at the centre. She also had a large bedsore on her back.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan’s ombudsman is currently investigating her death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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