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Elderly Patient Left in Hotel After Hospital Discharge | Toronto News
An 82-year-old COPD patient, Dorothy Spulnick, was discharged from hospital to a motel with no meals or shoes — a move she called “selfish and mean.” Despite spending six weeks in the hospital, she was deemed fit to leave by staff, but her family says she wasn’t ready and the hospital failed to secure proper long-term care. The motel stay was never finalized — she found alternative care and is now on a crisis list for long-term housing. Lakeridge Health says hotels can be appropriate discharge options, while the Ontario Ministry insists hospitals must meet clinical and patient care standards…
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