His son’s frame lay down in an auxiliary housing development for three days. Years later, she says little or no has modified

Sean Richards died at the age of 37 after swallowing toxic drugs in an auxiliary housing building room where he was living in 2017. It took the employees three days to find their bodies.

Shaun’s mother, Cindy Richards, was already harassed by the fact that her son’s lifeless body was behind a closed door for so long.

But Richards says that almost the same thing was learned Diani Chandler Seven years later “she cooled her into the bone.”

She says that after Sean’s death, a manager of Rainsity promised him that as a result of the mistake, the welfare of the tenants in convenience will be examined every 24 to 12 hours instead of every 24.

“I just thought,” Oh my god, you have not done anything, and you promised me, “he said.

Two children of Richards and Chandler say that delay in finding the bodies of their loved ones reveals intervals in BC’s supporting housing systems, and the dangers of using drugs behind the doors in facilities meant to help people struggling with mental health and addiction.

Richards said, “I did not create a big scene at that time; I had taken them to their words (that), a terrible mistake was made … and then to find out that it was an outrage.”

In a statement, BC Housing said, “We are deeply saddened by any loss of life and expand our condolences to the family and friends of this person. The safety of the residents is always our top priority.”

The statement stated that in 2017, BC Housing “strengthened requirements in operating agreements for providers, when residents were not seen for the extended period of time to verify the safety, not more than 48 hours.”

Rensity Housing did not respond to the CBC news request for comments.

Richards said that the testimony of two children of Chandler brought back the detailed memories of his own son’s body, exactly seven years ago.

“Now they should have heartache like I knew that my son’s lifeless body lay there, without taking anyone’s body away, his family came to know,” he said.

“This is just unbearable.”

Chandler, who had long been faced with depression and addiction, died in Surrey on 2024 in the Foxglove Complex Housing Faciling Faciling in 2024.

A CBC news check It was revealed that it took 11 days to be found, although the employees signed a wellness check, stating that she was alive.

Email between BC Housing Staff revealed that he thought that Chandler had mixed him with another tenant. It was not till 1 May that the staff and the tenant had a mistake for him, both were dead in their rooms.

Sean Richards was living in the princess room, a rain facility at Powell Street at Downtown Eastuside in Vancouver, and went to meet his mother at her workplace on a weekly basis.

Richards described him as a funny and popular child, who excelled in every game he tried. He became addictive in the early 20s with his mental health.

The Rainsity Housing website describes the princess room as a transitional housing program that focuses on providing a safe, auxiliary housing environment for individuals with long history of being homeless. “

A copy of his coroner’s report, which is reviewed by CBC News, says he was last seen alive on April 28, 2017. He was found on 1 May, and the coroner concluded that he died on 29 April.

Richards said that soon after his son’s death, he was told that an employee did not open the door to investigate the first sean as he was worried about what he could get. He is less aware of why the days pass without anyone from the investigation of the ransity on Sean.

Chandler’s implemented changes before death

In response to the story of CBC news about Chandler’s death, BC Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said that the province is Implemented change This allows assistant housing operators to enter the room of tenants “is a way to confirm their health, welfare and safety.”

Those changes were implemented in January 2024, four months before the death of Chandler.

Across the BC, the frequency of the wellness check, the frequency of the wellness check varies on the site on the site which is based on the level of care and the needs of individuals living on the site.

Kahlon said that while the incident related to Chandler was “unacceptable”, supporting housing facilities in the province continue to save life.

“If we do not have these sites, people are sleeping in parks and in encampments, and they are in a more dangerous environment for themselves and the public, so we are trying to meet those where they need support,” he said.

But Richards said that she sometimes surprised whether the road could be a safe place to use her son instead of a closed door.

“My terror as a mother is that I fought so many battles for her to come to it, and if Shaun was on the road, she would probably be alive because there would have been someone who would have given her a hell.”