Less than two years after it opened, one of the few rest homes for caregivers in Montérégie-Est is already closing. A spokesperson for the Maison Gilles-Carle Foundation, Chloé Sainte-Marie, ensures that efforts are being made to offer an alternative solution.
When Jean Hébert called recently to reserve a rest period of a few days for the month of May, he was surprised to hear a voicemail confirming the closure of the Maison Gilles-Carle in Boucherville.
Twice I have been there for my son, people have received him with enthusiasm and knowledgerecollection of Mr. Hébert.
At the age of 80, Mr. Hébert cared for his son at the age of fifty for a dozen years following the severe craniocerebral trauma he experienced.
I really regret the closure of the Chambercontinued Mr. Hébert.
The opening of a Maison Gilles-Carle on the South Shore was announced by the minister responsible for seniors, Marguerite Blais, in 2019.
The government then arranged to pay $ 200,000 to the Fondation Maison Gilles-Carle for the deployment of 20 homes throughout Quebec.
The media story of artist and caregiver Chloé Sainte-Marie with her late husband, filmmaker Gilles Carle, featured the weeping need of caregivers.
A wrong start?
Met at the site in Boucherville, nurse Johanne Paquette made sure users ’files were closed.
” We are about twenty employees, we are a team of hearts. “
Caregivers are hurt when they find out about the closure, refers to this nurse experience. According to him, resource opening in the midst of a pandemic has proven to be a wrong start.
The House occupied the 2nd floor of a building owned by the Sisters of Providence. About twenty beds were arranged.
It’s a shame, we need a particular helpsupporting her part is Louise Godin, member of the board of directors of Maison Gilles-Carle de Boucherville.
We reached an occupancy rate of 76% in Decemberhe pointed out, while acknowledging that the establishment had difficulty introducing itself in the midst of a pandemic.
We closed three times and, due to lack of staff, we wanted to [le] keepemphasizes Ms. Godin, who made a career in the health sector.
” We survived thanks to federal subsidies, CISSS funding does not cover rent or the salary of House management. “
For her part, Maison Gilles-Carle Foundation vice-president Chloé Sainte-Marie has not hidden her disappointment, but remains optimistic to maintain an offer of service in Montérégie.
Of course, a closed source of respite hurts, but we make a lot of effort to find an alternative servicehe explained.
The idea is that Montérégie is a very large territory so it will be necessary to have three resources with 7 beds, instead of one resource with 21 beds, to cover Montérégie East, West and Centerhe says.
” We will not leave the region, the territory of Montérégie without a break for the caretakers, believe me. “
Same story in the office of Minister Marguerite Blais, which specified that the opening of other Gilles-Carle houses is ongoing, especially in Gaspésie.
Source: Radio-Canada
