I can’t recall who set this up, it was either under the NDP or the previous Social Credit governments, that split up health care, into regions. Could even have been the Campbell Liberals, but the fact is, it is a mistake.
There is an old saying, “too many cooks, spoil the broth” and that is the case here.
Dealing with VIHA is not simple. The buracrcy of it all, is just another layer to insulate the big shots in Victoria, such as the Minister of Health. And that makes it hard for people like me, to effect change, or to deal with issues.
I mean when you contact the liaison worker, to find out what the qualifications of home support workers are, and she can’t answer, because somehow it is a secret. Oh, she would like to know, but the powers that be, well, that seems to be information not for public consumption.
WHY?
It is our tax dollars being spent, to allow some private outfit, to make a buck. I think they make a lot more than a buck, and am wondering, if they aren’t cutting too many corners, that have some serious ramifications for those under their care?
Like my Mother.
I am seeing bruisng on her thigh, and this morning blood on her panties. Now, I don’t know, could be from hemmoroids, or a sore that popped, but then, the worker didn’t note them in the sacred yellow book, or tell me either. So how did it happen? Where did it come from? Just magically appeared?
And now, try to find out what to do. Called Ida Chong, our MLA, and was given the complaint number for VIHA. Nice answering machine, but not helpful, now is it. Wrote an email, even made a note on twitter, but what concerns me, is what about those who don’t have a family member to go to bat for them?
Are they simply left, to fall through the cracks, or in the harsh realities of life, simply fade away without anyone the wiser?