Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Relief on the way at Providence Place

Rental A/C unit expected to be operational by end of day Friday

Providence Place is pictured on June 25, 2015.
A rental air conditioning unit is anticipated to
be operational by the end of the day on June 26.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald    

By Lisa Goudy

When Kim White moved her grandmother into Providence Place in January, she didn’t expect the air conditioning to fail.

“I’m just concerned and I don’t want to have another protest. I just want to get the air unit in,” she said. “The heat and the dehydration just takes a toll on these old people. It takes its toll on me and I’m 35.”

White, who has been visiting her grandmother and other residents every day, said her grandmother requires 24-hour care. She added she is moving her grandmother out of Providence Place on July 20.

In March, workers discovered the air conditioning unit wasn’t working in the long-term care facility.

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