Winnipeg residents living with disabilities left struggling amid health-care support worker strike

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On Wednesday, 160 healthcare support workers walked off the job at Ten Ten Sinclair, a housing development company in the city for people with various physical disabilities.

Several days into the healthcare worker strike at Ten Ten Sinclair housing tenants are frustrated with the gaps in care. Global's Katherine Dornian has more on their hopes for a quick resolution and what they say needs to happen next.support workers walked off the job at Ten Ten Sinclair, a housing development company in the city for people with various physical disabilities.

The job action has left tenants at the company’s Forkus properties feeling like they have fallen through the cracks. “I have received one shower assistance since Wednesday, and otherwise, I’ve just been trying to do sponge baths myself. It’s been very difficult,” said Kristianna Huege, Fokus tenant. Tenants have said the lack of support has been causing major anxiety as they navigate difficult tasks such as getting out of bed and emptying foley bags.“I’m scared I’m going to be put into bed and left there for how many hours or how many days, not having any help, any communication,” said Tenant, Lisa Quiring.

“It has become a top-down management system where we’re being told when we’re going to go to bed when we’re going to have breakfast,” Smith said.The tenants, are hoping the strike is resolved soon and say they would also like to have more input into how their living situation is run to avoid situations like this occurring again.

 

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