Saskatchewan's ombudsman has launched an investigation into the death of a 74-year-old woman whose family says she was neglected in a care centre.
Margaret Warholm lived at Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home in Regina until October 2013.
Medical records show Warholm reported losing 30 pounds in a year and had compression fractures in her vertebrae.
She also had a large bedsore on her back that her family believes could have been prevented.
Ombudsman Mary McFadyen's investigation comes after the health minister requested she look at the case.
The Opposition has pointed to Warholm's situation as an example of why minimum care standards should be set in the province.
