REGINA A Regina family is looking for answers after they said they received very little information from a care home leading up to their loved one’s death from COVID-19. Edgar Goforth, known to many as Berle, passed away at the age of 69 while living at Regina’s Extendicare Parkside care home. Shannon Goforth, Edgar’s niece and former caregiver, saw him as a second father. He was a kind man, always smiling, he was a real loving caring man, Shannon said. Edgar was a resident at the care home the past two years and his family said they did not hear from staff about his worsening condition until it was too late.
REGINA The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported a twelfth person has died after testing positive for COVID-19 at Regina’s Extendicare Parkside. The resident passed away on Wednesday. Fifty-eight staff and 141 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 at the centre. There are 162 residents in total at Extendicare Parkside. During Thursday s legislative session, the NDP called on the Government of Saskatchewan to talk to the federal government about calling in the military to assist in the situation at Extendicare Parkside. There s nothing stopping this situation from unfolding in other care homes across the province, NDP MLA, Matt Love said. Will the minister reconsider engaging with the federal minister on the issue of military aid so support is at least available when we need it?