She broke the foot several days ago and was transported to the hospital. They wanted to get her into surgery but delayed because of possible incoming covid cases and sent her home.
Two days later she's been sitting in the same chair at home because she can't walk, and her hygiene is uncared for. An ambulance was called again today but when they arrived the medics told them that the hospital wasn't admitting anything but 'emergency' patients, and apparently a 92 year old woman with a broken foot stewing in her own juice in a living room chair isn't an emergency.
This is a motherfucking crime, and neither the government nor the health care system gives one shit about it. I'm boiling with hatred for every one of these thugs.
Jesus...
Australia might be an absolute clusterfuck, right now, but I am fairly confident that would be illegal, over here... :-/
Then again, elective surgeries havs been cancelled most everywhere, while we run around panicking as well, so... Can't guarantee that! :-S
Best wishes for your MIL's speedy recovery!!
Broken bone fixing is "elective" surgery. You need to look up what "elective" means in your jurisdiction. In many, it means "anything that isn't going to kill you in 6 hours or less is elective". It's not just plastic surgery and lap bands.