Disabled woman says she still isn't getting proper care

Date Published | Feb. 4, 2009

Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen stopped receiving care from the local Community Care Access Centre after she refused to sign a contract that would prevent her from contacting the proper authorities if she wasn't being given proper care.


Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Mandi Hargrave

A Sudbury woman facing a losing battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease started receiving care once again Feb. 2 from the North East Community Care Access Centre (CCAC), but it was not the level of care she had been expecting.

In mid-November, Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen stopped receiving care from the local Community Care Access Centre after she refused to sign a contract that would prevent her from contacting the proper authorities if she wasn't being given proper care.

When her care was reinstated Mettinen-Kekalainen had been expecting a nurse to provide care in the morning and afternoon. However, a nurse didn't come until the evening.

She has written a letter to the CCAC about this. A representative of the CCAC said the organization cannot discuss issues with individual clients because of privacy legislation.

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Disabled woman says she still isn't getting proper care
Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen of Sudbury stopped receiving care from the local Community Care Access Centre. She is facing a losing battle with Lou Gehrigs Disease.



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