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Anger over deaths at a Cape care centre for the elderly

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A healthcare worker says she is at her wit’s end as nothing has been done after seven elderly residents died at GH Starck Centre within two weeks due to Covid-19. | WeekendArgus

Yolanda Mutiba is on the local health committee in Hanover Park, where the GH Starck Centre is home to more than 60 pensioners.

Mutiba said: “I have a home-based organisation and the manager of the centre contacted me and asked if I have carers to work for him because he was short-staffed.” A healthcare worker employed by GH Starck has also raised concerns about its health and safety practices. The woman, who wants to remain anonymous, said she was concerned for her colleagues and the residents.

“I left my contact details but no one told me she is sick. I had to hear from someone through the grapevine and then I contacted them to find out what’s going on.”

 

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