Alberta government sues non-profit that moved clients into hotel rooms [Video]

A registered non-profit housing provider that moved vulnerable clients into hotel rooms last year is being sued by the Alberta government.

CBC News reported last March that a stroke patient who thought he was being discharged from hospital into a long-term care facility instead ended up in a hotel under the care of Contentment Social Services.

The patient relied on a wheelchair and had spent about six months in Edmonton hospital. The 62-year-old said he was told that he would be moving to a long-term care facility and was not given any other options.

He had high care needs because he was paralyzed on his left side, and he said the hotel room wasn’t properly equipped for his accessibility needs.

A second family that spoke to CBC shared a similar story.

Later that same month, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Contentment Social Services was “not up to the task” of caring for vulnerable patients. The province stepped in …