New Zealand nursing home under investigation

Healthcare New Zealand says it has launched its own inquiry into Belhaven Rest Home in Auckland.  Itfollows allegations an employee taped shut the mouth of an elderlyresident, to keep her quiet. Police and the Ministry of Health are alsoinvestigating.  Healthcare New Zealand chief executive MartinTaylor says one case of elder abuse is one too many and they are takingthe incident very seriously.  He says if it finds Belhaven RestHome has not followed the code of conduct, it will be removed as amember of Healthcare New Zealand.  Mr Taylor says it would be up to the Health Ministry to shut down the rest home, if it was warranted.

Source:  NZ City, http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=87041&fm=newsmain,nrhl