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8 residents agree to leave deteriorating Grenfell care home

8 residents agree to leave deteriorating Grenfell care home

The Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region (RQHR) says it has resolved an issue at a long-term care centre in Grenfell, Sask.

Last week, CBC reported eight residents were being moved out of the Grenfell and District Pioneer Home due to safety concerns about deterioration in the building's northeast wing. At that time, the health region said the eight residents would be moved into long-term care beds at Broadview Centennial Lodge and the Wolseley Memorial Integrated Health Centre.

However, some of the impacted people and their families told CBC they did not want to move, and being forced to leave their home town was not sitting well with them.

On Tuesday, a spokesperson with the RQHR said individual meetings were held with residents and their families "to discuss the need to move eight residents to other locations." As a result of those meetings, eight residents have agreed to move to other facilities "to be closer to home or family support".

According to the health region, "This movement is needed to ensure our residents continue to receive safe, high quality care, given infrastructure deterioration to the northeast wing of the building."

Lisa Thomson with the RQHR said those who chose to leave Grenfell will be going to five different facilities. Some of them are remaining in the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, others are moving to other health regions "by their choice".

People are expected to start moving within the next week. When they are gone, the northeast wing of the care centre will be left empty.

"No decision has been made at this time about the rest of the building," Thomson said in an email. "We anticipate discussions will continue with the Ministry of Health over the coming months."