Source:Â Health and Disability Commissioner
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 Consumersâ Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of an elderly man who was paralysed and had dementia.
During the manâs 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 caregiver.
Source:Â Health and Disability Commissioner
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 Consumersâ Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of an elderly woman.
The woman stayed for a short time at the rest home while awaiting a definitive care plan to manage fractures in her upper arm.
On day eight of her stay at the rest home, she was transferred to the public hospital via ambulance as her condition had deteriorated, and she had severe pain and dehydration. Sadly, four days later she passed away from intra-abdominal sepsis.
Press Release – Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding Fertility Associates Holdings Limited in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of a woman undergoing …
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding Fertility Associates Holdings Limited in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of a woman undergoing a cycle of IVF.
A blood test was taken to determine whether or not the woman was in the correct stage of her menstrual cycle to begin an IVF cycle. The woman’s progesterone result was found to be higher than expected and indicated that she might already have been pregnant.
Monday, 19 April 2021, 2:05 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
woman.
The woman stayed for a short time at the rest
home while awaiting a definitive care plan to manage
fractures in her upper arm.
On day eight of her stay
at the rest home, she was transferred to the public hospital
via ambulance as her condition had deteriorated, and she had
severe pain and dehydration. Sadly, four days later she
Press Release – Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner 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 woman. The woman stayed …
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 woman.
The woman stayed for a short time at the rest home while awaiting a definitive care plan to manage fractures in her upper arm.