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Grandfather died hours after moving into home "We don't want to see this
A FAMILY is considering ANEEKA SIIvloNIS injected with insulin at 6pm to
suing a luxury Melbourne the time his daughter was happen to anyone else," she
aged-care home over the un- February 1, 2017. His daughter, called by riursing staff at lam said. "Dad's life was taken
explained death of a grand- Anna del Ciotto, said she was telling her he was critical ... in from us."
"haunted", by the decision to all probabilities no one Ms Del Ciotto said the
father whose brain became
"starved" of oxygen only hours move him to the home. checked on him," he said. aged-care home was due to
"He didn't even last a day," "If someone had checked charge up to $800,000 in
aftermovingin.
Within seven hours, Tullio she"Isaid. on him, they would have seen care costs.
feel so guilty I put him in his sugar was dropping quickly Australian Unity, which
Farella, 81, went from being his
usual "chirpy" self to comatose this place ... like I gave them and could have given hin owns the aged-care home, said
at the Royal Melbourne the licence to kill him." something." it took all such incidents "very
Hospital. A coronial inquiry into Mr The 162-bed aged-care seriously".
"l^7hile we are unable to
Doctors told his distressed Farella's death is under way, home will be thrust into the
familyhehad"nohope"of sur- and will determine whether spotlight during the Royal commerit on trie specifics of
vival because his brain had the finily take legal action Commission into Aged Care, this case because it is currently
been starved of oxygen, and he against the aged-care facility. Quality and 'Safety, which be- before the Coroner, Australian
died several hours later. Tony Carbone, managing gins next week. Unity takes all such incidents I
His family suspect nursing partner at Carbone Lawyers, Ms Del Ciotto plans to sub- very seriously and has- re-
staff at Rathdowne Place Aged said people should be able to mit evidence of her father.'s sponded to all requests from
Care in Carlton faded to check trust their loved ones will be case to the commission, which the Coroner," it said.
Mr Farella, a diabetic, after giv- safe in care homes. was established to probe cases aneeka.sirnenis@news.com.au
"From the moment he was of elder abuse. @Aneekasjnenjs
ing him an insulin injection on