CARIMAC Times 2016: The JREAM Edition Journalists Reviving Awareness of what Matters | Page 62

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Asked about this, Daley responded, “I am not
the only one who should mop …” and abruptly
walked away.
Unhygienic
Notwithstanding the near-unbearable stench, St.
Monica’s is home to several unsanitary conditions,
including beds that are dressed in dirty sheets.
It was Friday when CARIMAC Times walked into
his pink-painted room and found Rafael Wright
lying on the same striped blue sheet that was on
his bed the week before. It had stains from the
stewed pork meal and Kool-Aid drink that had been
served at the start of the week.

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But Wright was not the only one who slept on dirty
sheets, as a CARIMAC Times investigation unearthed
other instances where other residents at the home
slept on soiled sheets for more than a week.
Like Vineyard Town Golden Aged Home and St.
Monica’s, the St. Catherine Infirmary operates under
conditions that leave much to be desired. Visits to
the facility that is also a state-run nursing home,
revealed that its facade is well-kept, but a further
look inside the residents’ quarters revealed heartrending conditions. The floors were stained with
dirt and, like St. Monica’s, there was an abundance
of flies.
At the St. Catherine Infirmary and St. Monica’s