According to Barker's long-term care records, provided to CBC News by the family, Barker's condition sharply worsened on Feb. 9 after choking during lunch. Records show lack of family contact informationHowever, long-term care experts say both the care home and the Public Guardian and Trustee's office should have had family information on file. Toronto-based lawyer Jane Meadus, who specializes in long-term care, said it was the home's responsibility to maintain family contact information and inform them of Barker's death. Barker's long-term care documents state that staff had previously "contacted those numbers, which were no longer in service." WATCH | Family wants to know why it wasn't told of woman's death in long-term care home:She died in a nursing home, no one told her family for nearly a month Duration 8:40 After Melanie Barker died alone in a long-term care home in London, Ont., it took nearly a month for her family to be notified of her death.

Source: CBC News June 12, 2022 18:02 UTC