Winnipeg group campaigns for seniors’ advocate in wake of care home COVID-19 ‘nightmare’
COVID-19 outbreak that lasted from late October of 2020 through Jan. 12 of this year. The outbreak saw 74 staff members and 157 residents contract the virus, with 56 residents ultimately dyingEddie Calisto-Tavares, whose 88-year-old father Manuel died at the care home in November, told 680 CJOB that while she was able to quarantine so she could get into the Maples home and personally care for her dad while the outbreak raged, her thoughts go out to families who didn’t have that option.“What about all of those families that don’t know where to go?” she said. “We need a seniors’ advocate; we need a centralized office where when people are faced with what we faced — they have people that can help them navigate the system and they can advocate.
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