A rest home and DHB have been found to have provided substandard care to an elderly man after he suffered a stroke. He then suffered a major stroke overnight while in the hospital and was transferred to a rest home the following month. Two weeks later he was transferred to a rest home closer to his family and church and only two weeks after that a care plan was completed. The rest home told the HDC it was late writing up the care plan because the man's needs and abilities were changing often. Wall ordered both the DHB and rest home to apologise to the family and update and review its protocols around strokes and when end-of-life conversations should be had with families.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 22, 2021 02:17 UTC