
Damning report points to numerous problems in deadly Parkside COVID outbreak
Last winter, residents at Parkside Extendicare in Regina endured the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak a Saskatchewan car home has seen, where only four residents didn’t catch the virus, and 39 died.
A report from Saskatchewan’s Ombudsman looks into the details, day-by-day, of what happened before and during the outbreak. It found numerous problems from start to finish and is critical of all three parties involved – Extendicare, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), and the Ministry of Health.
“… This should not come as a surprise …”
Even before the outbreak started, there was one big problem at Parkside – it was still housing four people in a room. At the time of the outbreak, the long-term care home had 34 four-bed rooms.