A Nova Scotia woman with multiple sclerosis has lost her home care after a single incident of her husband forgetting to store his rifle in a gun cabinet...
Northwood Home Care hasn’t been back since.
Spokesman John Verlinden said it doesn’t matter that the homeowner’s guns are registered, or that the rifle’s trigger lock was on.
"Any risk where a home support worker feels it is an unsafe environment or there is some risk for them, that would trigger an assessment," he said.
If the guns are removed, the homecare company would carry out a fresh assessment, and consider starting up service again.
What a nice company.
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Thanks for the contact link. Here is what I sent them:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/491387.html
A rifle with a trigger lock is no different than a long stick. What is your policy on sticks?
My assessment is that your ethics and policies stink. I will do a fresh assessment when they change.
..."the homecare company would carry out a fresh assessment, and consider starting up service again."
No. Thanks anyways. Believe I would rather have SANE people caring for my loved one.
Can you believe the arrogance of some of these businesses?
"Any risk where a home support worker feels it is an unsafe environment or there is some risk for them, that would trigger an assessment," he said.
Unsafe environment? Did they check the area and look for registered sex offenders? What about past car accidents on roads on which the home support worker travels? What if the roads are in poor condition? What if the patient has family or friends with criminal records that may come visit while the home support worker is there? Has the home been checked for possible fire hazards?
If they do all this and more, they must really care about their employees.
What garbage, what are they supposed to do, get rid of all their guns just so some ninny can feel safe? Even thought that fear was irrational in the first place?. Judging by the diminished physical capacity of some of my elderly relatives, people in that condition need guns for self defense more than a younger and more fit person.
When you can't get up quickly or without making a noise, or simply don't have the strength to be able open a jar without banging it with a butterknife, that person may not be able to race to the phone and call for help, or be able to physically defend themselves for the 10-15 minutes it takes for the police to respond.
This person was either:
1) Idiotically paranoid
2) Politically reactionary, or
3) Just looking for an excuse to not do his/her job and still get paid.
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