Valleyhaven nursing home - poor track record
By Bob Joe - Published on Sunday, 13 March 2011 18:42
Chilliwack's Valleyhaven Nursing Home has the worst saftey ratings in Vancouver according to the Fraser Health Authority, the government agency responsible for ensuring nursing homes are in keeping with government regulations.
According to Sheryl Kerr Loughlin, a Fraser Health inspector, "substantial required documentation was missing" from its files when it came to reporting the use of medication for its residents. She noted that there were many instances where medication was not being recorded as being given to residents even though the medication was punched out of its packaging. In others, the medication was still in its packaging even though there are suppose to be given to the residents. The reasons as to why it was not administered remains unknown.
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