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Police and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care are investigating after an elderly woman was found dead outside a Carling Avenue nursing home on April 17.

According to paramedics, emergency responders found the woman outside Carlingview Manor at 2330 Carling Ave. at around 9 a.m. that day. It appeared she had suffered severe trauma as a result of a fall from a great height. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Ottawa police said they are investigating, and a spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care said the ministry has launched an inquiry into the woman’s death.

Carlingview Manor was one of 10 long-term care homes in Ottawa that were rated as “improvement required” according to a provincial risk assessment system released in April. There are 26 long-term care homes in the city.



The province’s rating could indicate the province has identified areas of concern or that there are “increasing numbers of complaints and incidents where residents are harmed or at risk of harm.” It could also indicate the home has recently improved and is still being monitored.

Carlingview Manor is operated by Revera Long-Term Care.