Ottawa Citizen: The independent study by Greg Fougère was one of three major reviews of Ottawa's four long-term care homes released Monday. The city’s auditor general also made 27 recommendations across two audits that investigated a case of alleged resident-on-resident sexual abuse and medication controls at the facilities.
Fougère said the impact of hiring 35 more personal support workers, which was one of his recommendations to the city, will be “huge.” He emphasized the dedicated staff and the good quality of care at the homes, but he said problems, like a staff shortage, can’t be overlooked.
There are 717 residents in city-run long-term care homes and their average age is 85. About 76 per cent of all residents have dementia or a similar cognitive impairment. About 1,000 staff work across all four homes.
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