The residents of the long-term care facility, Regina Lutheran Home, are facing an uncertain future after the provincial government's decision to close.
REGINA The NDP has released a copy of a report they say shows red flags at a Regina long-term care home during the early stages of a devastating COVID-19 outbreak. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) conducted an Infection Prevention Audit 12 days after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at Extendicare Parkside in Regina. The NDP Opposition obtained the findings of a visit to the facility on Dec. 2 through a freedom of information request. Listed under a column titled “needing support” in the document, inspectors wrote staff report being “harassed” if they needed to stay home because they were symptomatic. The report also suggested that some staff may have been limited to a single mask per shift.
The Opposition NDP is calling for Extendicare’s financial agreements to be included in the Ombudsman’s investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak at Extendicare Parkside in Regina.