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Review of St. Joeseph's Health Centre

The nurses who deal with elderly patients are the ...

The nurses who deal with elderly patients are the worst I have ever seen. An old lady fell off her bed and hit the floor hard. NOT one nurse was anywhere. Thankfully, a psw was down the hall and came running. Of course, even he had to page the nurses and wait for them. The lady in the bed next to my mother kept pushing her call bell, and calling out for the bathroom. After an hour of this, and no one coming, I finally got up and went to the desk where a disgruntled lady sits. I told of the lady needing help to go to the bathroom. Another half hour passed before the nurse showed up, and seemed annoyed at having to take her and kept telling her she need to use a diaper. You know why they say this? So their lazy, disgruntled posteriors dont have to get up and change them every hour.
The doctor ordered new medication for my mother to be administered immediately. NONE came. I had to chase down a nurse six hours later who said...Oh I am sorry. I got busy and forgot. Ill bring it in shortly. Well, the shift was changed and I waited and nothing. I had to again try and find a nurse in the empty hallways and ask her. She knew nothing about it. Thats all they seem to know...Nothing. They don't want to do nothing and they never know a thing.
This hospital does NOT care about the elderly. They are treated like dying, annoying things that interrupt their day.
This hospital needs a good overhaul of staff. They are rude, crude, and uncaring. I don't care how many times someone needs to be changed, or brought to the bathroom, or who rings the bell. Its their job and if they don't like it, or don't have the understanding and compassion to take care of and deal with all elderly issues and personalities, they should NOT be in this field and certainly NOT employed.