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.
Monday, 19 April 2021, 2:02 pm
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.
While some of the results of the
Elderly women suffered in final days due to rest home s poor care: HDC investigation
19 Apr, 2021 02:00 AM
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Bupa s poor care of the elderly woman meant she suffered in her final days, HDC deputy commissioner Rose Wall said. Photo / 123RF
Bupa s poor care of the elderly woman meant she suffered in her final days, HDC deputy commissioner Rose Wall said. Photo / 123RF
NZ Herald
An elderly woman died from sepsis after a rest home neglected to care for her appropriately when she stayed there because she had fractured her arm.
Bupa Care Services NZ was found in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights for multiple failings in the care give to the woman which resulted in her being in significant pain, nausea and discomfort during some of her final days, according to a report released by deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today.
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