News Items tag as: Care home deaths

Another death reported at South Okanagan long-term care home
December 23, 2020 - 4:52 PM

The death toll from a deadly COVID-19 outbreak in a South Okanagan long-term care home grew today.
Coroner's report on Kamloops care home death calls for changes
November 02, 2016 - 11:10 AM

KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroners Service has made two recommendations following the death of a Kamloops senior at the hand of another care home resident three years ago.
What Interior Health is doing differently after two fatal care home assaults
August 26, 2016 - 9:00 PM

VERNON - If the care home attacks that left a Vernon and Kamloops senior dead three years ago happened today, the incidents — and the circumstances leading up to them — would likely be handled somewhat differently by the Interior Health Authority.
After three senior deaths and three years, Interior Health no closer to preventing another, families say
August 23, 2016 - 9:00 PM

“WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOME FEET HELD TO THE FIRE FOR CHANGE BECAUSE THIS IS BECOMING A BIGGER ISSUE”
Coroners report sheds light on Vernon care home death
August 16, 2016 - 9:00 PM

VERNON - The B.C. Coroners Service has ruled a high profile care home death three years ago in Vernon was a homicide.
B.C. seniors' advocate to probe deadly violence among residents at care homes
January 28, 2016 - 9:30 AM

VICTORIA - The deaths of 16 elderly people in three years along with hundreds of aggressive incidents at residential care facilities has prompted British Columbia's seniors' advocate to launch a review of resident-on-resident violence.
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News Items tag as: Care home deaths

Another death reported at South Okanagan long-term care home

Coroner's report on Kamloops care home death calls for changes

What Interior Health is doing differently after two fatal care home assaults

After three senior deaths and three years, Interior Health no closer to preventing another, families say

Coroners report sheds light on Vernon care home death

B.C. seniors' advocate to probe deadly violence among residents at care homes

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