Staff at a second Christchurch rest home run by Oceania Care say they have serious concerns about patient care.
The staff at Windermere rest home have voiced their fears just weeks after Oceania was reprimanded by the Health and Disability Commissioner for care failures at its Villa Gardens Home and Hospital in Addington.
The new concerns have prompted Canterbury District Health Board to audit Windemere rest home.
The DHB's funding team leader for older persons' health, Toni Gutschlag, said the audit would focus on the care and safety of residents.
It would be clinically led and take at least two weeks from today, she told The Press.
Windemere staff have told the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) the home was not being safely staffed to meet patient needs, union organiser John Miller said today.
He said NZNO had written to Oceania about these concerns more than a week ago.
"Oceania is refusing to take responsibility for some very serious issues which are impacting on elderly residents."
The staff had raised their concerns in an "hostile environment" for the "sole purpose of improving the conditions for the elderly residents", Mr Miller said.
The Health and Disability Commissioner found one resident at Villa Gardens was not showered in more than a year and another resident was extremely emaciated when he died.
The 88-year-old man had lost 8kg in 10 days after he transferred to the rest home's hospital wing.
Deputy Commissioner Rae Lamb said improvements had been made over the past year, but a toxic work environment and lack of resources contributed to the situation.
Oceania did not respond to calls for comment.
