She said she sobbed when she called her supervisor.... “ It’s very, very difficult to see the suffering of these people.” She recalled one man lying in his room with an oxygen mask, even though the tank was empty, his body covered with sores and crusts.... His bandages hadn’t been changed for so long that they had turned yellow and “ the skin was growing over them, ” she said, her voice breaking. She helped another resident to the bathroom....

Open this photo in gallery Plush toys and flowers are shown outside Résidence Herron in the Montreal suburb of Dorval on May 10, 2020.... The inquest is looking this month at 47 deaths that occurred at Résidence Herron. The hearings heard questions about whether pandemic directives contributed to the problem and when officials first noticed it. Nadine Larente, a geriatric specialist who was among the first to arrive with Ms.... Daigneault showed up at Herron the evening of March 29....

Davis said that her father’s four years in care homes showed that staff shortages, disorganization and indifferent care were common in such facilities even before the pandemic.“ The system for senior care is broken – not just the[ long-term care homes], not just in private for-profit homes.... The next available spot was at CHSLD Résidence Les Floralies Lasalle, where he was given a small room facing a noisy dining area. While there, he had to be hospitalized for a urinary tract infection, whic