Quadriplegic In Quebec City Launched Online Campaign to Raise Money So He Can Have More than One Sho

[JayNY]

A quadriplegic man from the province of Quebec has launched an online campaign to raise money so he can have more than one shower a week at a Nursing Home in Quebec City, Quebec Canada. Apparently, there is a one shower a week policy at Nursing Homes in the province of Quebec. Mr. Marcotte is trying to hire a Home Aid worker to come to the Nursing Home twice a week to shower him.

 

Mr. Marcotte is accepting small donations on crowdfund. I made a small donation today.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-city-crowdfunding-shower-1.3600893

[+ WmClarke]

A quadriplegic man from the province of Quebec has launched an online campaign to raise money so he can have more than one shower a week at a Nursing Home in Quebec City, Quebec Canada. Apparently, there is a one shower a week policy at Nursing Homes in the province of Quebec. Mr. Marcotte is trying to hire a Home Aid worker to come to the Nursing Home twice a week to shower him.

 

Mr. Marcotte is accepting small donations on crowdfund. I made a small donation today.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-city-crowdfunding-shower-1.3600893

Heartbreaking.

[+ WmClarke]

skip the donations ill gladly shower him with my tongue

For free? Twice a week?

[marylander1940]

skip the donations ill gladly shower him with my tongue

 

jjkrkwood are you back?

[seaboy4hire]

I find this hard to believe. I mean I thought gov ran healthcare was supposed to be so wonderful in Canada and elsewhere.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[JayNY]

Who makes the decision about how many times patients in Nursing Homes can shower?

[MsGuy]

Who makes the decision about how many times patients in Nursing Homes can shower?

 

Whoever is paying the bill would be my first guess.

[+ ArVaGuy]

I find this hard to believe. I mean I thought gov ran healthcare was supposed to be so wonderful in Canada and elsewhere.

 

Hugs,

Greg

 

Who makes the decision about how many times patients in Nursing Homes can shower?

 

Whoever is paying the bill would be my first guess.

 

Since it's a single payer, universal healthcare system, it's the Canadian government who makes the decision on how often a patient gets a shower or bath.

 

The sidebar story of the 85 year old woman who had not been bathed in nine months is equally heartbreaking. (It appears sponge baths were more cost effective.) That the provincial health officials state no one is entitled to a bath and decisions for such are made on a case by case basis is disgraceful