‘Utter exhaustion’: wellbeing of St Basil’s aged care residents so compromised one senior nurse refused to return
Head of replacement workforce tells inquest of ‘desperation’ as residents couldn’t be identified amid Covid outbreak
- Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing
- Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates
Staff brought in to replace workers at a Melbourne aged care home during a Covid outbreak in 2020 had trouble identifying residents, and one senior nurse was so worried about patient safety he refused to return for another shift, an inquest has been told.
Nurse Angela Cox was brought in to lead a fresh workforce when all staff at St Basil’s Home for the Aged in Fawkner were stood down as Covid-19 close contacts. She contracted the virus while working there.
Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
Continue reading...Coronavirus | The Guardian
Comments
Post a Comment