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Australia: Deaths in Perth nursing home underscore aged care crisis Police are reportedly investigating the death, on April 6, of an 89-year-old female resident at Regis Healthcare Limited’s Nedlands Aged Care home in the Western Australian capital of Perth. The death followed those of two other residents in the past three months that were the subject of police investigation and reports of neglect and abuse. One was 86-year-old Brian Hunter, who died on January 20. Two days before Christmas, according to an investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “7.30” program, he ...

share-square-1718710 In 1997, Major League Baseball honored Jackie Robinson by making his No. 42 the first uniform number to be retired across the sport. That said, players who were wearing No. 42 at the time were grandfathered in, meaning they could choose to continue wearing it until they retired. Thus, some teams have had a player wear No. 42 more recently than others -- and some have never handed out that uniform to anyone. Here's a look at the last player to wear No. 42 for each MLB team: American League East Blue Jays: Xavier Hernandez (1989) Hernandez, a right-handed relief pitcher, ma...

(STEVE ARSTAD / iNFOnews.ca) March 12, 2021 - 6:00 AM Penticton city council is standing resolute on its decision to shutter the emergency winter shelter at 352 Winnipeg Street in spite of an ultimatum issued by the province. The decision raised the ire of B.C. Minister responsible for housing, David Eby and a resulting war of words advanced to action this week with a letter to the city from B.C. Housing CEO Shane Ramsey. Ramsey says Penticton Mayor John Vassilaki “indicated support” for a renewal of the temporary use permit at a meeting on Feb. 3, prompting an applic...

The story behind Regis Nedlands' shocking failures to meet basic aged care standards Posted WedWednesday 24 updated FriFriday 26 Share Print text only Cancel Dik, Brian and Vera's families paid top dollar for them to live at a "lovely" nursing home, but damning reports from the aged care regulator and allegations by a group of trainee nurses tell another story. WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES It was two days before Christmas last year when Lea Hammond received a call from her father's nursing home in Perth saying an ambulance was taking him to hospital. There was a heatwave that ...

Nostalgia Luther Blissett and Brian Hunter pip Graham Taylor and Neil McDonald at the line to win the first ever Watford wheelchair pancake race in March 1981 It was a real toss-up as to who won Watford’s first-ever wheelchair pancake race on Tuesday. First reports declared dynamic duo Watford FC manager Graham Taylor and wheelchair-bound Scot Neil McDonald of Kytes Drive, Watford, victorious. But the football club’s explosive talent Luther Blissett and his partner Brian Hunter disputed their win. Eventually the only solution was a play-off, and Luther and Brian, 42, who wor...