The coroner has criticised a retirement village operator after an 85-year-old resident lay dead in his unit for two weeks before being discovered. The coroner criticised the Ryman village given that the residents lights had been on 24/7 without being checked and that cleaners in the hallways hadnt picked up on the smell of the decomposition. Since the event in 2010, Ryman is experimenting with movement detectors. The resident was known to be fiercely independent including declining Rymans regular health checks. He died of a heart attack.
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RIP: We are seeing the death of the family-run aged care operator
It feels like I am writing an obituary to family-run aged care facilities. Once the backbone of the sector, multi-generation operators are now selling out at a pace not seen before. The sell-off is accelerating, with three landmark deals in just two...
