Monthly Archives: May 2014

Challenging and changing long-term care

Posted on May 27, 2014 by helphealthcare

A resident of a Halifax care facility died as a result of reportedly being pushed down stairs by another resident of the same facility. The story is here: http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1208748-resident-assaulted-at-rehabilitation-centre-in-lower-sackville-dies This is not the first time a resident in a care … Continue reading →

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Hospice holdups

Posted on May 25, 2014 by helphealthcare

Fred McGinn has written an interesting piece in The Chronicle Herald on hospice care in Nova Scotia. He is someone who is working to make it happen. That’s encouraging because if we left it to those who are in charge … Continue reading →

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Fire safety failure

Posted on May 18, 2014 by helphealthcare

How safe are our hospitals? And how do we know whether or not they’re safe? I have learned that in late March Valley Regional Hospital didn’t pass the Fire Marshall’s inspection. The infractions weren’t serious enough for the Fire Marshall’s … Continue reading →

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Uneven drug costs

Posted on May 14, 2014 by helphealthcare

Earlier in the year a controversy arose when the Province attempted to cover the cost of Kalydeco, which is for the treatment of cystic fibrosis. The annual cost per patient in Canada is $300,000. For over a year now the … Continue reading →

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Rethinking nursing education

Posted on May 2, 2014 by helphealthcare

The headline in The Chronicle Herald of May 1st, Nurse injection needed, makes me wonder if we have always had a shortage of nurses? I know we have had a shortage for the last several years, but is this situation … Continue reading →

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