OTTAWA – The companies managing long term care homes where the military found rotting food, cockroaches, patients in soiled beds and conditions that allowed COVID-19 to spread, also run dozens of other facilities in the province and have made millions of dollars a year operating them.
“A significant number of residents have pressure ulcers … as a result of prolonged bed rest,” reads the military’s report.According to the company’s financial reports, they posted a $7.5 million profit in 2019, a $9.8 million profit in 2018 and $21.8 million profit in 2017. The company’s shares lost nearly half their value since February when the COVID-19 crisis began closing at $10.56 a share on Wednesday.
“We are going to do surprise inspections right across the province, so my message to all long term care homes is to get your act together.” Southbridge, a limited partnership, which operates the Orchard Villa where 77 residents have died, also operates the Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont, where 28 residents succumbed to COVID-19 early in the crisis.
Poor seniors
Yes, 200 across 4 provinces. A real estate investment fund.
We should break these companies financially with maximum fines for every single violation. And jail time if possible. These money whores deserve to be driven into the poor house.
Why were rnao collegeofnurses we_rpn and all other Canadian Nurses silenced when they tried to keep the Ontario public safe by warning of these dangers for well over the past 10+++ years?