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BBQ at Dykeland Lodge (Long-term Care Home)

6/15/2019

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On June 8, I was invited to a BBQ to Dykeland Lodge, a long-term care facility in Windsor. The theme was the roaring twenties and some of the staff were dressed as flappers (see picture below). In addition to chowing down on a hamburger, there was live music and I was able to speak with some of the residents.

Thanks so much to Kathy Sanford, one of the nurses at the Lodge who invited me.

I also had a chance to speak to with Krista Beeler who was very gracious in telling me more about the home. She also shared with me a copy of the recommendations from the "Minister's Expert Advisory Panel on Long Term Care" in Nova Scotia, which came out in 2018.  One of the conclusions of the report is that care for residents of long-term care facilities is suffering because the nurses and others regularly work short staffed, which leads to additional work responsibilities and high rates of stress and illness. Unfilled vacancies and difficulties attracting new talent are areas the panel said need to be addressed in the short term. 

Perhaps even more alarming, in the last five years not one new single nursing home bed has been created in this province. NDP leader Gary Burrill has accused the McNeil government of "a general failure" to understand the urgent need for more long-term care beds in the province.

Of course, the shortages of staff and long-term care beds is part-and-parcel of the ongoing health care crisis Nova Scotians have had to endure under the McNeil government.

And while health care is a provincial responsibility, the challenges plaguing our long-term care facilities must also be seen in light of the explosion in Canada's senior population.  This is a national issue and more must be done at the federal level to help the provinces cope with the increase demand for health care and long-term care for the rapidly-expanding number of seniors needing care at home and in facilities like Dykleland Lodge.
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Kathy Sanford, Me, Carlene Cole Beaver (the Dietitian) and
Gabrielle Trillis (Director of Nursing)
at the Dykland Lodge on June 8
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Dallas Moore
6/18/2019 06:54:29 pm

I agree with you that there needs to be more workers in the homes.My mother is in the Wolfville Nursing Home and everytime I go to see her is soaked in urine right to the knees.They put a depends on her in the morning and she doesn't get changed again until bedtime or if we show up to visit her we call them to come and clean her up. She buzzes them they say they are busy and will get to her when they can. We have timed them and they have been a half-hour or more getting to her. We don't let them know that we are there and wait to see how long they are before they come and take care of her. I also found out that there is only one person one shift at night If there is ever a fire the residents would never make it out. Most of them can't walk. This is a disaster waiting to happen.

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Steve Schneider link
6/19/2019 07:35:28 am

Thanks for your comments Dallas. I have heard this story so many times. I know the staff at seniors homes are dedicated and competent; it is just they are so over-worked! If you live in Nova Scotia, you should contact the provincial government (via facebook @nsgov) and your MLA to demand more funding for long-term care facilities!

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Flooring Contractors Farmington Hills link
8/28/2022 12:46:51 am

Nice blog thankss for posting

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