Woman claims Sask. detox facility turned husband away because of disability
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A woman says her husband was turned away from a Saskatchewan detox facility because of a disability he lives with, which brought the centre under scrutiny in the legislature on Monday.
A woman says her husband was turned away from a detox facility in Moose Jaw because of a disability, which brought the centre under scrutiny in the legislature on Monday.
The provincial government says it now plans to implement accountability measures after the alleged incident at Wakamow Manor.
Bonnie Godfrey and her support team came to the legislative building looking for answers.
“It was a big to do for him to reach out and get help and I totally encouraged him to do it. Our whole family did and then to get turned away in a five minute conversation, he just felt very shamed” Godfrey said.
The family says the man suffers from vertigo and that the Wakamow Manor Social Detox Centre didn’t have the staff to deal with his mobility issues.
“To get there and to be denied access due to short staffing is unacceptable,” Saskatchewan NDP MLA Vicki Mowat said.
The minister of mental health and addictions agreed with Mowat’s words.
