"I would like to think that my fathers death was not in vain"

My Father was admitted to Mater Hospital (Care of the Elderly) in June 2023. He arrived via ambulance, with paramedics querying chest infection/sepsis. Apart from the ‘sepsis protocol’ not being followed, it took 4 days after admission, for my father to finally be diagnosed with a chest infection.

Putting this aside, the care (or lack of) that my Father received whilst in care of the elderly was absolutely shocking!! From me asking for help to assist him to the bathroom and being told he had already been, to him not being given the correct Medication (after telling numerous times to nurses on ward). We, as a family were disgusted at the care my Father received whilst in the ‘care of the elderly’.

17 days after my Father being declared fit for discharge, he passed away from the same infection which was on his discharge letter, as well as suffering from sepsis. This comment does not even nearly go into detail the lack of care that my Father endured, so please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to hear more.

5 young grandchildren who had been with their Grandfather not long before had to be sat down and told not only that he was suddenly unwell, but that within a few weeks he had died. These children, along with the rest of the family were sent into absolute turmoil, with no warning that their Granda was unwell, he was just gone.

We want to fight to ensure that nobody else suffers from the lack of care that my Father received whist he was in the care that we trusted in the Mater hospital, and we are truly concerned that other things which happened to other patients during his stay are ongoing, what happens to those who do not have a family to stand up for them? To fight for them? To make sure they are getting the medication they need and are prescribed??  

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me for more information. If nothing else, I would like to think that my fathers death was not in vain, and that the next person will get better care than he did. I, aswell as the rest of my family, will never cross the doors of this hospital again, as we are truly disgusted at what we have seen, and the experience we had.