Seniors Advocate Susan Walsh says an audit released this week on personal care homes was shocking but not surprising. Auditor General Denise Hanrahan found serious issues with program delivery and oversight. It also found eight serious incidents between 2022 and 2024, and 75 percent had no documented follow up action by the health department. The report also highlighted recommendations that were ten years old and had not been put in place. Walsh says the audit is nothing new and recommendations from her office have not been implemented.
In one case, a resident went out on a routine walk and was found dead later that day. Another resident died as the result of accidental overdose. Walsh says a review was released in January and nothing has been done. She is calling for an independent body to oversee these facilities and the implementation recommendations from the 2022 Health Accord.
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