Staff, supplies lacking at Résidence Herron before the pandemic, Quebec coroner hears
Sep 13, 2021 | 11:38 AM
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MONTREAL — A nurse told a Quebec coroner’s inquest today that a Montreal-area long-term care home where dozens of people died during the first wave of COVID-19 was understaffed and lacked proper equipment even before the pandemic hit.
Véronique Bossé, who worked as director of care at Résidence Herron from September 2019 to January 2020, said on Monday there were not enough washcloths and mattress protectors for all the residents when she began work.
Bossé told coroner Géhane Kamel that there was also a lack of staff before the pandemic.
She said the ratio of health-care workers to patients was inadequate, and the residence was dealing with frequent staff turnover.
