“To be honest, it felt like a slap in the face,” De Schepper said.
“I find that a little bit silly, because that home-care worker could have been sent to another family which could have used their services far better than, well, a deceased person.
“My question is: are these departments even communicating to each other? Or what’s going on here? None of this makes a lot of sense, to tell you the truth.”
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After De Schepper came forward with his story last week, he said the WRHA delivered supplies including a hospital bed and air mattress. While that was helpful, his partner only got to use them for one night before she died.
“What they did not provide was what was really needed: human resources, home care workers, respite workers. That came all way too late,” he said.
Mourning a loss, pushing for change
De Schepper said he filed the report with the ombudsman because he wants to see accountability for what happened to his partner — and changes so this doesn’t happen to other people.
“This is an issue that affects everybody in Manitoba: you, me, your children, your parents, your grandparents,” he said.
“I find it unacceptable that we do not receive the home care that we require.”
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And as his family plans a memorial for Ellis for later this year, they’re still grieving the loss — and thinking about how things could have been different.
“I feel traumatized. Other members of my family expressed the same concerns. They feel victimized, they feel traumatized,” he said.
“We are of the opinion and understanding that if Katherine would have received the resources that she so badly needed right away from the beginning in the first week, that the stresses and the trauma put on this family would be a lot less.
“Katherine would have had … during her few remaining weeks of life, a far better quality of life than she received.”
“To be honest, it felt like a slap in the face,” De Schepper said.
“I find that a little bit silly, because that home-care worker could have been sent to another family which could have used their services far better than, well, a deceased person.
“My question is: are these departments even communicating to each other? Or what’s going on here? None of this makes a lot of sense, to tell you the truth.”
- Manitoba nurses quitting amidst mandated overtime, high vacancy rates, no home-life balance
After De Schepper came forward with his story last week, he said the WRHA delivered supplies including a hospital bed and air mattress. While that was helpful, his partner only got to use them for one night before she died.
“What they did not provide was what was really needed: human resources, home care workers, respite workers. That came all way too late,” he said.
Mourning a loss, pushing for change
De Schepper said he filed the report with the ombudsman because he wants to see accountability for what happened to his partner — and changes so this doesn’t happen to other people.
“This is an issue that affects everybody in Manitoba: you, me, your children, your parents, your grandparents,” he said.
“I find it unacceptable that we do not receive the home care that we require.”
- Manitoba spent $3.9M in 1 year on private nurses to fill shortages in Winnipeg, Opposition NDP says
And as his family plans a memorial for Ellis for later this year, they’re still grieving the loss — and thinking about how things could have been different.
“I feel traumatized. Other members of my family expressed the same concerns. They feel victimized, they feel traumatized,” he said.
“We are of the opinion and understanding that if Katherine would have received the resources that she so badly needed right away from the beginning in the first week, that the stresses and the trauma put on this family would be a lot less.
“Katherine would have had … during her few remaining weeks of life, a far better quality of life than she received.”
“To be honest, it felt like a slap in the face,” De Schepper said.
“I find that a little bit silly, because that home-care worker could have been sent to another family which could have used their services far better than, well, a deceased person.
“My question is: are these departments even communicating to each other? Or what’s going on here? None of this makes a lot of sense, to tell you the truth.”
- Manitoba nurses quitting amidst mandated overtime, high vacancy rates, no home-life balance
After De Schepper came forward with his story last week, he said the WRHA delivered supplies including a hospital bed and air mattress. While that was helpful, his partner only got to use them for one night before she died.
“What they did not provide was what was really needed: human resources, home care workers, respite workers. That came all way too late,” he said.
Mourning a loss, pushing for change
De Schepper said he filed the report with the ombudsman because he wants to see accountability for what happened to his partner — and changes so this doesn’t happen to other people.
“This is an issue that affects everybody in Manitoba: you, me, your children, your parents, your grandparents,” he said.
“I find it unacceptable that we do not receive the home care that we require.”
- Manitoba spent $3.9M in 1 year on private nurses to fill shortages in Winnipeg, Opposition NDP says
And as his family plans a memorial for Ellis for later this year, they’re still grieving the loss — and thinking about how things could have been different.
“I feel traumatized. Other members of my family expressed the same concerns. They feel victimized, they feel traumatized,” he said.
“We are of the opinion and understanding that if Katherine would have received the resources that she so badly needed right away from the beginning in the first week, that the stresses and the trauma put on this family would be a lot less.
“Katherine would have had … during her few remaining weeks of life, a far better quality of life than she received.”