tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054848717867658510.post7758225471716574771..comments2024-03-29T08:21:49.464-04:00Comments on Defend Public Healthcare: Radical changes in Ontario home care serviceLeftwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07556235167108250920noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054848717867658510.post-11215561823539785422011-10-14T10:58:31.519-04:002011-10-14T10:58:31.519-04:00This is shocking and verifys what we have been thi...This is shocking and verifys what we have been thinking right along. The emphasis is on getting the patient out of the hospital and sending him hom. They fondly call it Aging At Home. It sounds good, but the problem is they send them home without proper support and by your figures it looks like it is getting worse instead of better. <br /> <br />We had a case in our area of Niagara whereby an elderly patient with multiple health problems fractured her shoulder in a fall at home, where she lived alone. She was taken to Welland Hospital. A doctor eventually saw her and put a sling on her shoulder, gave her a shot of morphine and released her. Her sisters, who had gone to the hospital were very upset and insisted her sister could not manage at home and they did not feel capable of looking after her in her condition. CCAC arrived on the scene and insisted she go home or they would charge her anywhere from $50 to $90 per day. A fight ensued. Since the patient was due for a dialysis treatment she was taken for that and the nurse in charge of dialysis said the woman was not in shape to go home and to readmit her, which they relunctantly did. The next day the patient died. Not a pleasant way for that poor lady to go.<br /> <br />This is how heartless our system has become. We call the Provincial Policy Dying At Home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com