Monday, 10 May 2021, 3:29 pm
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today
released a report finding a rest home in breach of the Code
of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the
Code) for failures in its care of an elderly man.
The
man had a complex medical history and was a resident at
Armourdene Rest Home (Armourdene), owned by Wilding
International Limited.
Early one morning the man had
an unwitnessed fall in his room. A caregiver called the
on-call registered nurse and monitored the man. Later that
morning another caregiver called the on-call registered
nurse and the man was transferred to hospital. He was
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Media release from the Health and Disability Commissioner
Monday 10 May 2021, 03:24 PM
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Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding an assisted living facility and nurse in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in the care of a woman who suffered burns.
The woman lives with spastic quadriplegia and does not communicate verbally. While she was resident of the community home owned by St John of God Hauora Trust, there were several oversights in the management of her continence products, including the delay in monitoring and replacing them for 12 hours.
Monday, 3 May 2021, 1:58 pm
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today
released a report finding a residential aged care facility
in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services
Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of
an elderly man who was paralysed and had
dementia.
During the man’s admission to the
facility, he developed serious pressure wounds, and required
hospitalisation for urinary tract infections. Sadly, he died
approximately six months after admission to the
facility.
The facility is owned and operated by
Oceania Care Company Limited (Oceania). Previously the man
had lived at home, where his wife was his primary
Investigation finds multiple rest home failures after death of elderly man paralysed with dementia
3 May, 2021 03:48 AM
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An elderly man who was paralysed with dementia died after a rest home failed to care for him properly. Photo / 123rf
An elderly man who was paralysed with dementia died after a rest home failed to care for him properly. Photo / 123rf
Emma Russell is a health reporter for the New Zealand Heraldemma.russell@nzherald.co.nz
An elderly man who was paralysed with dementia died after a rest home failed to provide appropriate support and interventions.
Oceania Care has been found in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights for multiple failures in the man s care.