Alberta orders reviews after stroke patient non-profit ships from hospital to Leduc motel Achi-News

Alberta’s minister for Seniors, Community and Social Services says there needs to be more oversight of agencies that advertise non-medical help to vulnerable people.

Jason Nixon says the regulatory loophole came to light after CBS reported that a partially paralyzed man had been released from an Edmonton hospital and taken to a Travelodge south of the city , where his wheelchair could not fit, that he had fast food and no one received proper care. for his hygiene.

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Nixon says the nonprofit responsible, Contentment Social Services, has a backlog of unpaid bills and the state hasn’t been able to contact anyone in charge at the organization.

Other families have since come forward, and Nixon says his government has now accounted for 27 people Contentment picked up at another hotel in Leduc – down from the earlier number of 39 provided by the government.

Nixon says his ministry was “literally playing detective” over the weekend to find out who Satisfied’s clients were and what kind of support they needed.

The minister says there will be a number of investigations, including those relating to income support, consumer protection and neglect of the elderly.

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