Attacks by residents against staff at Ontario nursing homes have more than doubled in the past four years — turning the residences into high-risk places of work, a CBC News investigation has found.
Government documents obtained by the CBC show nursing home residents routinely assault the staff, as well as beat each other up. But warnings and complaints go unheeded.
In one example, Mary Jane Briones, a registered nurse at a Toronto-area nursing home, was attacked by a nursing home resident with advanced dementia who had a history of hitting and punching fellow residents and staff. She escaped serious injury.
In another example outlined in the documents, Nancy Mueller's 89-year-old mother Belva was bullied and beaten at her nursing home by a male resident, but administrators there didn't remove him from the residence until he hit a staff member.
CBC News has learned that such dangerous behaviour has resulted in long-term care homes being put on a government watch list for workplaces with the highest injury rates.
The list is normally reserved for more traditional industries, like construction or manufacturing.
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Government documents obtained by the CBC show nursing home residents routinely assault the staff, as well as beat each other up. But warnings and complaints go unheeded.
In one example, Mary Jane Briones, a registered nurse at a Toronto-area nursing home, was attacked by a nursing home resident with advanced dementia who had a history of hitting and punching fellow residents and staff. She escaped serious injury.
In another example outlined in the documents, Nancy Mueller's 89-year-old mother Belva was bullied and beaten at her nursing home by a male resident, but administrators there didn't remove him from the residence until he hit a staff member.
CBC News has learned that such dangerous behaviour has resulted in long-term care homes being put on a government watch list for workplaces with the highest injury rates.
The list is normally reserved for more traditional industries, like construction or manufacturing.
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We would like to hear your stories on violence in nursing homes and what you think should be done.
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