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Judge considers barring lawyer from acting in lawsuit
Tim Hunter
Tue, 04 Mar 2025
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Chief Ombudsman flags concerns about secured aged care practices
The Chief Ombudsman is concerned that people can be placed into secured aged care facilities without proper legal authority. Peter Boshier today released a report following 148 visits to secured residential aged care facilities between 2021 and 2024, 43 of which were owned by NZX-listed companies. He found that there was a lack of independent and centralised oversight around the legal basis for placing someone in secured care.
“In the vast majority of facilities, I found that at least one resident didn’t have a legal basis for being placed there and at a small number of facilities, almost half of the residents didn’t have the proper paperwork.”
He also said there were varying levels of understanding about what is legally required for someone to be placed in secured care.
Among his recommendations was the establishment of a national register for Enduring Power of Attorneys, as he encountered situations where families and facility staff had difficulty locating them.
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