Quebec seniors at risk: A call for help — and funding

One night in early January 2017, a 91-year-old woman living alone in her L’Isle-Verte apartment felt a pang of weakness and collapsed to her kitchen floor.
The woman, who had significant health issues, managed to drag herself to her living room, but couldn’t muster the strength to reach her phone to call for help.
She spent the night there, on the floor and in distress, unable to get to her feet. At exactly 9:30 a.m. the next morning, her phone starting ringing. She couldn’t an