A 69-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease was found dead, mid-June, in a wooded land of Terrebonne. His identity was confirmed Wednesday morning by the authorities. In the eyes of the Council for the Protection of Patients (CPM), the situation is unjustifiable.
Wednesday morning, the land service of Terrebonne/Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines/Bois-des-Filion was able to confirm “that the body found on June 17 is that of Mme Sylvie St-Denis, disappeared on June 5 ”.
Sylvie St-Denis, suffering from Alzheimer’s, diabetes and dementia, was housed at the Mille-Îles pavilion, a residence for the elderly located on rue Saint-Louis in Terrebonne.
His body on June 17 was found in a wooded sector near Léveillé Street, near the residence.
She had been seen the last time on June 5 around 9:30 p.m. leaving, walking, the Mille-Îles pavilion.
“She was able to get out through the garden door, for a reason that we do not know. We could see in the 15-minute disappearance, ”explains Walid Assaly, owner of the Mille-Îles pavilion, on the phone with The press.
“Inside 45 minutes, the police were alerted and had set up a research system. Unfortunately, it was not found [le jour même] He adds.
Photo taken from the site Bonjour Residences
The Mille-Îles pavilion is located on rue Saint-Louis in Terrebonne.
The Mille-Îles pavilion has two protected wings for people with cognitive losses, according to its website. The residence, which hosts the elderly autonomous and loss of autonomy in 61 units, includes an emergency call system in each apartment and a coded doors system, can be read there.
Obvious security flaw
“The first thing that throws me on the ground is that the person was seen leaving. If she was seen by someone who works in this residence, what happened? “, Indigates Paul Brunet, Chairman of the Patient Protection Council (CPM).
“Obviously, this residence is not with a security system for people with Alzheimer’s. We therefore welcome people in places that are not suitable, he denounces. Above all, and we do not know if this is the case, if it has no prosthetic unit. »»
A prosthetic unit allows people to wander in a delegated area “without they being able to save themselves”, therefore safe. We cannot “enter or get out as we want” from these units, generally due to a code device.
“How is it that the public curator accepted that this person was hosted in an unquiced residence?” “Reproaches Mr. Brunet.
The president of the CPM also regrets that Silver alerts were only a pilot project. It ended on June 21, 2024, according to Quebec on alert, site of the Ministry of Public Security.
Like an Amber alert, Silver alerts had to be triggered to find people with a major neurocognitive disorder, such as Alzheimer’s disease, missing.
In a case like this, “we should have had a Silver alert”, argues Paul Brunet.
