CBC News - Family wasn't told of long-term care resident's death for almost a month

After Melanie Barker died alone in a long-term care home in London, Ont., earlier this year, it took nearly a month for her family to be notified of her death. Her family members want to know why, Katie Nicholson writes for CBC News. Dr. Samir Sinha, NIA Director of Health Policy Research suspects that underfunding and poor staffing in the long-term care system played a role. "Sadly, I feel that there are probably a lot more people like Melanie Barker out there."