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Senior managers at St Basil’s aged care, where 50 died from Covid, can’t remember it all. Grieving loved ones can’t
Former senior managers of St Basil's aged care home, Konstantin Kontis and Vicky Kos, were compelled to testify at a coronial inquest into the 2020 Covid-19
Ce qu'il faut retenir
- Konstantin Kontis and Vicky Kos were compelled to testify at a coronial inquest after multiple failed legal bids to avoid giving evidence.
- St Basil's board never signed off on the facility's Covid-19 management policy.
- No cohort plan for separating Covid-positive residents could be found in documents provided to the court.
- Kos failed to complete a checklist step to alert the commonwealth department of health within 30 minutes of the first case.
- The managers only testified after being granted a certificate ensuring their evidence cannot be used against them in litigation.
Former senior managers of St Basil's aged care home, Konstantin Kontis and Vicky Kos, were compelled to testify at a coronial inquest into the 2020 Covid-19 outbreak that killed 50 residents. After failing in legal bids to avoid testifying, they were granted certificates protecting their evidence from being used in litigation. During questioning, Kos repeatedly claimed she could not remember details, and both managers pointed to missing documents and folders to explain gaps in Covid-19 planning and communication. The inquest was delayed to search for missing board meeting minutes.
Leurs propres mots
“My communication then had switched to the archbishop direct. I don’t want to put tickets on myself, but he had full confidence that I would handle the matter in the most appropriate way.”
“It hurts to hear anyone say that because it’s been six years, they can’t remember. I can tell you that families remember, detail by detail, what occurred. I haven’t forgotten anything.”
Les chiffres clés
- 50
- Residents who died from Covid-19 or neglect
- 188
- Total residents at St Basil's aged care home
- 28
- Positive cases found during testing on 15 July 2020
- 95%
- St Basil's staff for whom English was a second language
- 10,000
- Pages of briefing evidence provided to the coroner
Le fil des événements
- Board meeting held before outbreak at the home
- First Covid case identified in a staff member
- Mass testing reveals 28 positive cases
- Medical waste is removed from St Basil's
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