A Montreal woman, who says she was denied the right to remove her father from his long-term care facility after a COVID-19 outbreak, is devastated and insulted that her family received a notice from the Quebec health insurance board (RAMQ) outlining an increase in costs for a room he was moved to just days before he died.
Meanwhile, one malpractice lawyer is advising families to seek a court injunction if facilities refuse to release their loved ones. “It’s unacceptable that the government, instead of sending us their apologies or their condolences, they’re sending us a bill,” said Despina Kouremenos.
Her father, 79-year-old Theodoros Kouremenos, suffered from Alzeihmer’s, colon cancer and diabetes. He was admitted to the CHSLD