74-page review into Maples Personal Care Home shows its response to its deadly COVID-19 outbreak was a failure “at every level,” according to a seniors’ advocate.“It painted a picture of organizational chaos, of a disaster in infection prevention and control and ultimately of loss of life,” Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge, a national seniors’ advocacy group, told Global News.The report shows a failed system and confusing pandemic planning guides.
It found that staff were left short-handed and scrambling to try to keep up, residents were sick and in need of more attention and untrained workers were hired and run off their feet.As staff became infected with the virus, they were forced to self-isolate, which put further strain on the.