Calgary woman claims continuing care home responsible for husbands slow painful death [Video]

A Calgary widow is claiming negligence and lack of staff at a continuing care facility caused the death of her husband.

Christine Prosser says she filed multiple complaints with Alberta Health Services, concerned that not enough was being done to prevent her husband’s repeated falls.

“It was a death that did not have to happen” Prosser tells Global News.

Diagnosed with dementia, her husband Stan Prosser was admitted to the Carewest Colonel Belcher Senior’s Care Home.

“I have made so many complaints about the lack of care, the lack of consistency and nothing. Now my husband died a slow painful death through their negligence.”

Carewest replied to Global News’ request for comment saying:

” This incident has been reviewed internally and with Alberta Health, and we are following up on their recommendations. We’ve also reviewed the nurse call system at Colonel Belcher and added temporary staffing, including Health Care Aides and Licensed Practical Nurses.”