More transparency needed in long-term care

When Viola Lucas, 79, was found dead at the Extendicare Laurier Manor long-term care home, her head was wedged between the mattress and the railing of her bed. Whether she had suffered in this position or had died from some other cause before her body was found in its agonizing posture, isn’t known.
Yet a report from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care described her fate blandly: “Resident #001 was found by Personal Support Worker #S116 in his/her bedroom with certain body part