An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 19 aged care residents in a Western Sydney nursing home in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic hears details about the final days of their lives.
They included stories about residents not being attended to or fed by staff, injuries sustained in the days prior to their deaths, and the distress residents experienced when they were not permitted in-person visits.
"Glenn … discovered that the oxygen mask that Blanche was using had no oxygen flow, as it was empty," he said. "On 18 April, Barry's family sent an email to Newmarch House asking if they could remove Barry from the home. They were informed that there was a public health order in place prohibiting any resident from leaving the home," he told the court.