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"The care of my relative"

About: Nazareth Care Wynnum

(as a relative),

My relative got the gastro bug which put the nursing home in lockdown. I believe all of the patients were left in their beds with no water. My relative ended up in hospital with dehydration. While in hospital, the drs found a very big bed sore on my relative's heel, I believe from not being turned at the nursing home. When they were taken by ambulance, the paramedics asked the staff at the nursing home if my relative had any bed sores and I believe the staff told them no they do not have any.

The next day, another family member rang the nursing home to see how the patient was, and I understand that the staff told them my relative was resting in bed. This family member said to staff, that's funny I thought my relative was still in hospital. In my opinion, the staff had no idea where my relative was. 

Complained about the staff to management but in my opinion, nothing got done. I feel staff were very rude to family members for complaining and they took it out on my relative.

I feel the staff weren't very happy when my relative wanted to go to the toilet, I believe they made my relative wait for 45 minutes before they took them. I feel this is so very unprofessional from the staff, the level of care is disgusting. In my opinion, the care that was given to my relative had a hand in their death. I think it's like they treated my relative differently cause the family complained about the care. The whole family is very upset and heartbroken as I believe we all trusted this place.

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Response from David Cotter, CEO, Sisters of Nazareth 4 years ago
David Cotter
CEO,
Sisters of Nazareth
Submitted on 5/02/2020 at 5:28 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 5:28 PM


Dear browserek76,

Firstly, I hope that you accept my, and the broader Nazareth Care’s condolences following your relative’s death. This is a very difficult time.

Nazareth Care takes all matters concerning the care of our residents very seriously and I sincerely apologise if we in any way caused additional stress for your relative, yourself or your family. This must have already been a very difficult time for you.

Your description of events is very concerning and I have spoken to the team at Wynnum about the concerns raised. This feedback is certainly not in line with the service we strive to provide day-in day-out. It is our practice to review processes in the event of a complaint, which of course we are doing in this instance. It is always our intent to ensure our residents receive appropriate care and relatives are informed of events in a timely manner.

If you would like to discuss this matter of concern further I welcome you to contact our Quality Coordinator for Wynnum Gaynor Brehaut on 07 3393 5511, or email quality.wynnum@nazarethcare.com

I appreciate your feedback, especially at this difficult time, and allowing us to look at our processes and practices more closely.

Sincerely,

David Cotter

Chief Executive Officer

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