Incident in New Glasgow home may lead to elder abuse policy

The province hopes to develop an elder abuse action plan that would be used by all government and private seniors homes in Nova Scotia, Health Minister Chris d’Entremont said Wednesday. But he stopped short of saying legislation covering abuse of the elderly needs to be drawn up in this province. Mr. d’Entremont was commenting at Province House in Halifax after making a statement on his department’s probe into an incident of elder abuse at a New Glasgow nursing home. In January, two nurses at Glen Haven Manor taped the mouth of a resident and drew a happy face on it. The staffers were suspended without pay. The College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia has launched an investigation. Mr. d’Entremont said he’s satisfied his department’s probe has indicated the safety of the female resident involved, and that of other elderly people in the nursing home, are not in danger.

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