The caretaker convicted for her part in the starvation death of Florence Girard says she wouldn91裸聊视频檛 have gone into home care had she known how little support would be given to her.

Astrid Dahl also criticized the homecare organization she worked for when Girard, who had Down syndrome, starved to death in her care in 2018, telling a coroner91裸聊视频檚 inquest that Kinsight Community Society put 91裸聊视频減aperwork before people91裸聊视频� and provided little support for things such as prescribed pain medication or health expertise.

Girard weighed about 50 pounds when she died, and Dahl was convicted in 2022 for failing to provide the necessaries of life for the woman.

Dahl testified that she had to reduce the frequency of pain medication and switch to a cheaper, less potent painkiller, partially because Kinsight didn91裸聊视频檛 pay for the prescribed medicine.

A lawyer representing Kinsight, which oversaw the home-sharing service under a contract with provincial Crown corporation Community Living BC, asked Dahl why she had filed in a written report saying the 91裸聊视频渕edication will continue to be given as prescribed91裸聊视频� despite the switch to a less potent painkiller at a lower frequency.

Dahl said she didn91裸聊视频檛 take the written reports for Kinsight very seriously since 91裸聊视频渘o one91裸聊视频檚 reading them,91裸聊视频� while also saying throughout her testimony that she did not remember a number of files brought up by the lawyer about Girard91裸聊视频檚 condition and care plan.

When asked by a lawyer for Girard91裸聊视频檚 family what she would do differently, given the outcome, Dahl said she would 91裸聊视频渘ot do home share.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淎dvise anyone not to do home share,91裸聊视频� she said.

Dahl said the stronger drugs she had been giving to Girard weren91裸聊视频檛 as effective and contributed to her decision to switch the medication, despite Girard experiencing constant pain as she got older.

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Dahl also told the inquest that Kinsight gave no nutritionist support when Girard began losing weight, so she instead consulted her mother, a former nurse.

Girard was living with Dahl as part of a program for people with developmental disabilities.

A coroner91裸聊视频檚 inquest does not assign fault or blame and the jury is given the goal of fact-finding. The inquest has been scheduled through to Jan. 22.