Researchers: Resident violence in Canada "out of control"
March 12, 2008
Aides in Canadian nursing homes are being assaulted by residents at "appallingly" high rates, according to university researchers. Physical attacks were made daily against nearly half of workers surveyed, their studied revealed."Our research shows that the level of violence in Canadian long-term care facilities is appallingly high," said Albert Banerjee, the lead study author and a doctoral candidate in sociology at York University. "Violence is a constant and ongoing part of working in Canadian long-term care facilities. This situation ... is out of control."
A Canadian government spokesman said staffing levels have improved and resident/family complaints have dropped, since 2006, which was when the survey was performed. Canadian facilities average just less than 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day, according to a spokeswoman.
SOURCE: mcknights
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The survey was apparently done in 2006. What is the situation now?
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