EAST YORK: Coroner's Office investigates deaths at seniors' home
Two deaths within two weeks at O'Connor facility
The Ontario Coroner's Office is investigating an East York nursing home after the death of a two seniors within the last two weeks.
Wally Baker, a resident of Leisureworld Caregiving Centre O'Connor Gate at 1800 O'Connor Dr., died April 30 four hours after falling from an automated lift used to transfer patients from bed to a chair.
He died at Toronto East General Hospital.
Baker's death came three days after Florence Coxon choked to death in her room on a restraining belt strapped to her wheelchair.
Company chief executive officer David Cutler was away from the office Thursday, May 8 and another spokesperson could not be reached for comment by The Mirror deadline.
On its website, the company says it provides superior care to its residents.
"Leisureworld Caregiving Centre - O'Connor is actually two state-of-the-art homes, located on the border of the former North and East York just south of Victoria Park and Eglinton. Opened in the spring of 2001, the facilities embody the latest and most progressive thinking on long-term care design," the website said. "In fact, the Caregiving Centres not only meet the revised design standards put out by the ministry, they far exceed them. Built in an attractive residential neighbourhood, O'Connor Court and O'Connor Gate are home to 318 wonderful people who can opt for accommodation in either a private or shared room. O'Connor Gate features a living area devoted to meeting the cultural and linguistic needs of residents of Macedonian descent."
