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Roger Séguin staff reassure senior residents GREGGCHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca in L’Isle Verte, northeast of Québec City, will not happen to them.
ation drills. The last drill involved 57 staff members with half of them playing the part of residents in need of evacuation. Staff completed the drill within 12 minutes. Cardiac help Heart attack victims will always find help at local arenas. Michel Chrétien, director for the Prescott-Russell Ambulance Service, an- nounced that the Heart and Stroke Founda- tion has provided funding aid to replace 15 of the portable cardiac defibrillator units installed seven years ago at various are- nas and other public buildings throughout communities in the Prescott-Russell region.
average number of staff on duty compared to many other long-term facilities. During the day there is at least one staff member on duty for every eight residents while the evening shift has one staff on the floor for every dozen residents. Joly-Crichton noted that the walls of the entire building are cement blocks and there is a barrier-door system to contain smoke should a fire ignite anywhere in the cen- tre. The centre also has a direct alarm link to the Clarence-Rockland Fire Department and the most recent practice for the depart- ment saw about a dozen fire fighters on the scene and ready to act within a seven-min- ute period. Centre staff also conduct regular evacu-
A fire at the Québec retirement home has claimed at least 10 lives according to the latest report. More than 20 residents of the L’Isle Verte seniors home are still unac- counted for as investigation of the fire con- tinues. "We haven’t had any calls at all," said Joly- Crichton, regarding family inquiries to Rog- er Séguin staff in the wake of the Québec tragedy. Rather than wait for anyone to ask, Joly- Crichton and staff met with residents Mon- day morning to explain the centre’s fire safety and evacuation protocol. She also noted that the centre has a higher-than-
CLARENCE CREEK | Staff at a local long- term care residence took a pro-active approach to reassure their clients in the wake of a recent tragedy at a Québec nursing home. Lynne Joly-Crichton, director of care at the Centre d’accueil Roger Séguin in Clar- ence Creek, set up a residents meeting Monday for the 114 people, aged 65 to 101, who live at the long-term care facility. The meeting was organized to reassure resi- dents that the tragedy at a retirement home
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