{"id":36618,"date":"2014-12-28T16:41:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-28T08:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=36618"},"modified":"2014-12-28T16:41:46","modified_gmt":"2014-12-28T08:41:46","slug":"opposition-reacts-to-pic-of-cold-christmas-dinner-in-regina-nursing-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/28\/opposition-reacts-to-pic-of-cold-christmas-dinner-in-regina-nursing-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition reacts to pic of cold Christmas dinner in Regina nursing home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Cold Christmas” dinner at the Pioneer Village Nursing Home in Regina (Darlene Mitchell \/ Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

REGINA — The deputy leader of Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP says the cold Christmas meal that was shown in a photo from a Regina nursing home isn’t acceptable.<\/p>\n

Trent Wotherspoon says the supper of sandwich meat, macaroni salad and a bun wasn’t healthy, appropriate or dignified.<\/p>\n

Darlene Mitchell told CJME she took the picture after she went to see her 83-year-old father at Pioneer Village on Christmas Day at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

The government says the seniors’ home served a turkey meal earlier in the day for lunch.<\/p>\n

Wotherspoon says the cold supper of sandwich meat is not acceptable any day of the year.<\/p>\n

Mitchell says she posted the photo on Facebook and wants accountability for the government-run care home.<\/p>\n

“Once you know better, you do better, so I’m hoping that someone who sees this maybe will say ‘Hey, that probably wasn’t a good meal, so what could we do different?'” Mitchell said.<\/p>\n

“I don’t ever want to walk in and see senior citizens slumped over eating sandwich meat on Christmas Day. That’s what you’d give a dog.”<\/p>\n

Pioneer Village is the largest seniors’ home in Saskatchewan with 390 beds and 143 low income apartments.<\/p>\n

Mitchell said it isn’t the first time her father has been served a meal that her family would not consider nutritious. She said her mother has also seen the meals that are served in the home and complained about them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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