A nurse told a coroner in Quebec on Monday that a long-term care home in the Montreal area where dozens of people died in the first wave of COVID-19 was understaffed and lacked the right equipment. even before the pandemic hit.
Véronique Bossé, who served as care director at Residence Herron from September 2019 to January 2020, said on Monday that there were not enough towels and mattress protectors for all residents when she started working. job.
Bossé told coroner Géhane Kamel that there was also a shortage of staff before the pandemic.
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She said the health-care worker-to-patient ratio is disproportionate, and the residence faces frequent staff turnover.
Bossé attributed the staff shortage to low wages, adding that those serving patients at the mansion were making $12 an hour in 2019.
The coroner’s job was to investigate 53 deaths in six long-term care homes and one seniors residence.
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