N.B. news: Seniors’ advocate recommends overhaul to long-term care [Video]

A senior waiting in hospital for a long-term care bed spent every day asking staff if she could have a banana with breakfast. It was part of her morning routine, when she lived at home.

It never came, not until she broke down and told a student nurse — who went to a convenience store and bought her a bunch.

That nurse relayed the story to Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate, Kelly Lamrock.

“I can’t imagine the helplessness that somebody feels asking day after day for a tiny comfort when you’ve lost all of the freedom and independence you spent your whole life chasing,” he said.

Lamrock released his second report of the week Wednesday, this time, a 200-page audit looking into the long-term care system in New Brunswick.

His report “How it all broke” was released Monday, a prequel to this investigation on senior care, called “What we all want.”

It …