B.C. inquest hears of missed chance to avert starvation death of woman in home care
Former co-ordinator at the agency that oversaw Florence Girard's home care before she starved to death says "hindsight is 20/20" in looking back at a missed opportunity to avert the tragedy.
‘Wish I could go back in time,’ caregiver tells inquest into B.C. starvation death
Astrid Dahl was supposed to be caring for Florence Girard when the 54-year-old woman died of malnourishment and starvation in October 2018, weighing only 50.6 pounds.
Caretaker in B.C. woman’s starvation death says little support seen from management
Astrid Dahl also criticized the homecare organization she worked for when Girard, who had Down syndrome, starved to death in her care in 2018, telling a coroner’s inquest that Kinsight Community Society put “paperwork before people” and provided little support for things such as prescribed pain medication or health expertise.
Interactions with caretaker challenging at times, inquest into B.C. woman's starvation death told
Krista Maniezzo, who was the Kinsight Community Society shared-living co-ordinator, told a coroner's inquest into Girard's death that while there was "nothing outrageous," caretaker Astrid Dahl was also increasingly resistant to new care requirements introduced a few years before the woman died.
Caretaker in B.C. starvation death says management support lacking
Astrid Dahl also criticized the homecare organization she worked for when Girard, who had Down syndrome, starved to death in her care in 2018, telling a coroner’s inquest that Kinsight Community Society put “paperwork before people” and provided little support for things such as prescribed pain medication or health expertise.
Rules, policies got in the way of care in starvation death: caregiver
Florence Girard’s caregiver has told a British Columbia coroner’s inquest she was deterred from getting help before Girard starved to death by policies about respecting the rights of people living under their home-sharing arrangement.
Carer says rules deterred her from getting help for B.C. woman who starved to death
Astrid Dahl also says she was "in denial" when she noticed Girard's rapid weight loss in the months leading up to the death of the woman with Down syndrome in 2018. Dahl says she first noticed Girard was losing significant weight in the summer, just months ...
Caregiver in B.C. woman's starvation death says she received little support from management
Florence Girard's caregiver told the coroner's inquest she had to reduce the frequency of pain medication and switch to a cheaper, less potent painkiller partially because Kinsight Community Society didn't pay for the prescribed medicine.
Inquest told interactions with caretaker in B.C. woman's death challenging at times
A former co-ordinator at the homecare organization overseeing Florence Girard's care says interactions with the woman's caretaker grew more challenging before Girard's starvation death in 2018.
‘No alarm bells ringing’: Society worker testifies in B.C. woman’s starvation death
The society behind the home-share arrangement for Florence Girard, took the stand and one of the people tasked with ...
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Caretaker in B.C. woman’s starvation death says she got little management support
Astrid Dahl also criticized the homecare organization she worked for when Girard, who had Down syndrome, starved to death in her care in 2018, telling a coroner’s inquest that Kinsight Community ...