A southwestern Ontario woman has received an $8,400 bill from a hospital in Windsor, Ont., after she refused to put her mother in a nursing home she hated – and she says she has no intention of paying it.
The bill came from Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, where Campeau’s mother remains, with instructions to pay at the cashier’s office or by phone or online. The hospital charged the family for 21 days in March. Poupard’s most recent health-care journey began shortly after Christmas when she hallucinated during the night, fell and broke her hip. Campeau rushed her to hospital, where she had surgery. As part of her recovery, Poupard moved to Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare for rehabilitation.By Feb. 21, Poupard recovered to a point where her physician determined she no longer needed the hospital’s specialized care and discharged her.
So the family worked with a placement co-ordinator at the hospital and put five long-term care homes on Poupard’s list. But those were full. Discussions about adding more nursing homes to Poupard’s list then began, under the provisions of the new law.Ontario man on trial for killing his mother takes the stand: ‘I lost it’