The Opposition health critic is calling for a criminal investigation after the Auditor General released her performance audit on personal care homes.
The report outlined eight “serious” incidents in need of follow-up, two of which involved the death of a resident and one related to a sexual assault.
In one instance, someone was “administered multiple medications of another resident,” which resulted in them dying from an accidental overdose.
Another situation involved a resident who went for a routine walk, but failed to return and was found dead the following day.
Auditor General Denise Hanrahan’s performance audit released on April 1, 2025. (VOCM News)
Barry Petten says the issues raised are serious enough to warrant a police investigation.
“Sexual assault alone, you’re talking about deaths,” he said, “any of that, my first instinct was ‘are they having a police investigation?”
“Maybe somebody needs to ask the AG or somebody; have they called the police and did they do a proper investigation, because that’s what we need.”
The NDP, meanwhile, says it is “disgusted” by the AG’s findings.
