Basic care, like feeding and cleaning the residents, stopped. Several residents developed coughs, became lethargic and spiked fevers - all symptoms of the new coronavirus disease. The home’s first COVID-related death was on March 27, marking the beginning of a weekend when the Herron descended into chaos. Personal protective equipment was hard to come by at the Herron, and staff abandoned their posts en masse at the end of March 2020 - some following a government directive to isolate after contact with a case of COVID-19 at the home, while others fled in fear of catching the virus, witnesses testified during the coroner’s investigation. The pandemic only exacerbated these issues. Witnesses said there was routinely a lack of washcloths, diapers, medical supplies and, at times, even the batteries that powered what little equipment the residence had. Article content Here’s what we learned from the hearings.Įven before the pandemic, Résidence Herron had been dealing with staff and equipment shortages for years. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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