Nursing home violence crisis

Biting, choking and even murder are some of the brutalities residents of Ontario nursing homes have inflicted on each other, according to government documents that show a tripling in such violent acts in the past few years.

A report by CBC-TV's consumer program Marketplace set to air Wednesday evening says Ontario is part of a trend of increasing violence among residents in nursing homes across the country.

In the span of three years, the number of incidents among residents reported in the province more than tripled, with 446 such incidents in 2003 compared to 1,416 incidents in 2006, according to government documents.

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[jnvgtv]

Take care of your loveones YOURSELVES. then stop complaining. its as simple as that.

[FLIPWA]

Good idea guy! Lets start with YOUR parents first.

U A-Hole!!!!!

[DadsBlueAngel]

There are a lot of people just like you and worse. People

see these videos and don't beleive them.

[BaronSociety]

I think they should take all the unwanted old people and have them fight each other to the death on pay-per-view. That would be awesome!

[GrenadeChick99]

Look at the RISE of incidents over time..what has really changed? MEDICATIONS PERHAPS??? Some anti-depressants (that seniors are sometimes RX'd) have side effects that will adversely affect one's personality.

[Shirleyxia74]

Okay, sure, I'm willing to do that. If they have taken care of me like that before when I was young then they deserve to be taken care of too, by me.

[rivlas]

you'd better take a CNA class then because you will be wiping their ass, toileting them if they are able, oh and you better buy a hoyer if it comes to it unless you plan on leaving them in bed 24/7. And please don't lump all nursing homes into this category.

[Shirleyxia74]

I will never put anyone I love in a nursing home!

[LYNX2203]

Thats me @ 1:25,Im laying tha smackdown.

[oceanbabejulie]

k....when i get old, and my folks get old too...i will NEVER consider a nursing home!