Alberta family calls for continuing care accountability after mother dies of septic shock

When Norma Wensley was admitted to a continuing care facility in central Alberta, her family felt fortunate she had been granted a placement so close to home.

Her children now say Wensley spent a traumatizing 10 months at Bethany Meadows in Camrose, Alta., during which her most basic needs including hygiene, quality of life and comfort often went unmet.

Wensley, 88, died Feb. 11, of septic shock caused by an untreated bladder infection.

Wensley's case has prompted a string of investigations and audits at Bethany Meadows, a private accredited continuing care home operated by The Bethany Group, about 100 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.

Her children are joining advocates and health-care critics in calling for more rigorous enforcement of continuing care standards in Alberta, and improve