Slow fix at nursing homes

A patron of Leisureworld caregiving complex, which includes O'Connor Gate, leaves the home on May 15, 2008, with his cane in hand. RECORD IMPROVING Leisureworld has faced some tough scrutiny by the provincial health ministry. Its record is improving though it is still above the provincial rate of violations. 2005: The chain (then 18 homes) had 365 violations – 12.06 per 100 beds. That was nearly double the provincial average that year of 6.59 violations. Some of those violations were unearthed due to the added scrutiny of "presale inspections" required before Leisureworld was sold in late 2005. 2006: Leisureworld's overall violations dropped to 191 – 6.31 violations per 100 beds – compared to the provincial average of 5.49. 2007: When two Leisureworld homes were under hardline ministry enforcement, the number of violations... [read full story]