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Elderly Patient Left in Hotel After Hospital Discharge | Montreal News
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An 82-year-old COPD patient, Dorothy Spulnick, was discharged from Lakeridge Health to a motel—only to be told she’d have just two days with oxygen and meds. Calling it a “dive,” she and her family say the move was unsafe and cruel, especially since she couldn’t care for herself. The hospital claims she refused discharge planning, but her daughter insists she was too ill to leave. After refusing to stay at the motel, Spulnick ended up in a Cobourg hospital and is now on a long-term care crisis list. She’s speaking out to expose systemic failures in elderly care, demanding better support for seniors.
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