Advocate urges staffing level review of B.C. seniors’ homes in aggression report
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s advocate for seniors has recommended the provincial government review staffing levels in elderly care homes after examining hundreds of incidents of residents harming each other.
Isobel Mackenzie probed 422 incidents of aggression between residents in licensed care homes last year and found they mostly occurred in facilities housing many seniors with complex needs.
Her report determined that staff in homes with higher incidents spent fewer hours providing direct care, but also included more residents with psychiatric diagnoses and antipsychotic drug use.