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9-month scabies outbreak in rest home

An outbreak of scabies infestations at a rest home wasn't managed properly for nine months, an official investigation has found.

Inside our rest homes: Readers react

A caregiver says elderly residents at a rest home in the Wellington area were dressed again in dirty continence pads to save money on new pads.

Lifting the lid on rest home care in NZ

A two-month <i>Herald</i> investigation of rest homes has found some major failings - including a confused married woman "mauled" by a resident and a 9-month scabies outbreak.

'Who will read them' test for audits

Full rest home and private hospital audit reports will be published online from tomorrow in a six-month trial to see whether people read them.

What's really going on in rest homes

Retired air force warrant officer Frank Bailey, MBE, has never been a complainer. But when he speaks of his late wife, Lilian, he chokes up.

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