The son of a woman who died aged 100 in a troubled Lower Hutt rest home says its systemic problems accelerated her decline.
The Woburn Masonic Care home in the Hutt's wealthiest suburb is having its management overhauled amid an official investigation into five complaints of abuse and neglect.
The Hutt Valley District Health Board has intervened eight months after it was alerted by the Health and Disability Commissioner.
Last month the Masonic Villages Trust said it was going to close the 57 bed home and rebuild it.
Nigel Evans' mother had a couple of falls at the home where she'd lived for several years, and died two years ago.
He told Phil Pennington he is not blaming the nurses and carers - saying they've been let down too.
The Masonic Villages Trust declined to comment on this case or Nigel Evans's claims, as did the Hutt Valley DHB
The trust says it is working with the DHB to to ensure standards of care are met.
