Fraser Health Residential Services employees drafting an illegal contract is incomprehensible! It might be noted here that this contract has “disappeared” apparently from FOI documents now obtainable (or at least that is what we are led to believe) but none the less we have “our” copy of this outrageous contract that was to strip our mom and the family of any rights. Although it was made to sound as if it was drafted by Maplewood House,
let there be NO mistake, this is pure Fraser (un)Health Residential Services and pure Sharon Dubois harassment.
let there be NO mistake, this is pure Fraser (un)Health Residential Services and pure Sharon Dubois harassment.
Below is the copy of the contract Fraser Health Residential Services tried to have us sign. We were advised by BC CEAS not to sign it under any circumstances.
The very first “condition” on the illegal contract is that there be no e-mail communication initiated. Well funny thing (not) about that statement is that the “Hilda Penner family”, NEVER had any e-mail correspondence with the previous care facility (Cheam Village) or any other facility. The only e-mail correspondence was with Chilliwack Licensing, at “THEIR” request that my complaint be e-mailed to them and Sharon Dubois at Residential Services. These two separate “divisions” of Fraser (un)Health BOTH violated the privacy act by forwarding and “sharing” private correspondence with the Administrator of Cheam Village, Ann Marie Leyen ( and let’s not forget her long time friend Jem Algie also from Residential Services). The administrator was so angry about the complaints that there would never be ANY fair treatment of mom or the family thereafter.
Then there’s the one family contact. As both of us (daughters) are named equally on the Representation Agreement and both actively involved in the caring for Hilda (mom) this was absurd. We were ALWAYS in agreement about everything, so never any danger of a “conflict”.
As for the facility only taking direction from the residents doctor, this is not in keeping with the Legal Representation Agreement and it must be kept in mind that a doctor CANNOT treat without consent. The doctor would have to get consent from the family before any treatment could be given (see CBC Story – “BC Senior drugged against family’s wishes" - This is the law, and is outlined in this story by Laura Watts, outgoing Director of the Canadian Centre for Elder Law). The “doctor” at Maplewood was handpicked by Sharon Dubois of Residential Services when mom was forced into a Special Care Unit and “discussions” between the two had taken place prior to moms move to Maplewood (confirmed on audio recording between family and doctor) so.....it appeared that Sharon Dubois was intent on continuing her harassment of this family. It also became evident that treatments that were agreed upon between this handpicked doctor and family, were not going to be followed by the staff at Maplewood, as FOI documents show that they complained to Abbotsford Mental Health when the doctor changed moms prescriptions! (Maplewood staff were hell bent on using ONLY anti-psychotic medications PRN [at THEIR own discretion!] So when mom’s doctor was away, they would get “their” doctor to write prescriptions that “They” approved of).
The facility bringing in so called “professionals” without the families consent was also against the Representation agreement. This all goes back to Cheam Village and their continuous mental abuse of mom with unrelenting “assessments” and tests and NOT allowing the family to be present during any of them or informing the family that they were being done. This was extremely upsetting for mom. NOW…how would Maplewood have known about these goings on at Cheam?.... as I stated already, this contract was purely Sharon Dubois and company from Residential Services and a violation of my mom’s rights.
The fact that Sharon Dubois appointed herself as chief bottle washer in my mom’s affairs and would not butt out of her life (last point in illegal contract) has been questioned by numerous “officials” reviewing these matters. It seemed to be her “personal” vendetta and in the end it was her interference, lies, and vengeance that were responsible for the extreme suffering mom had to endure, the loss of all dignity and human rights, and in the end was the direct cause of bringing mom’s life to a premature ending.
This illegal contract was never signed by the family, but Corey Primus, Maplewood Care Director, would just implement it into moms care plan (FOI documents – Sharon Dubois notes) without the families consent. They then proceeded to do what they wanted, neglect and abuse mom , treat mom in any fashion they pleased, behind the families back, telling us one thing and doing quite another, and always reporting to Sharon Dubois. Our mom was mentally, physically and sexually abused while under the “watchful “eyes of the above mentioned “human beings” and I use the word “human” VERY loosely!
This is the kind of treatment you can expect to get if you dare advocate for your loved ones and “cross” the “Almighty” within Fraser (un)Health!
Someone needs to be held accountable for this egregious cruelty and elder abuse.
Continued details associated with this blog will be posted as quickly as time allows. Please check back from time to time for updates to this unbelievable abuse. There are no statements made herein that we do not have evidence of to substantiate. If you have had a similar experience please be heard, call your MLA.
