LACK OF CARE, NEGLIGENCE & HUMAN RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT with Deception/Lies by hospital staff

A 93 year old previously physically active lady, actively involved in various projects in the community - specifically abused children and the aged, fell and broke her hip on the 7th May - at the time she had bronchitis for which she was taking antibiotics. She was taken to the Tygerberg Hospital for treatment for her hip fracture. Instead of the orthopaedic staff taking the patient to theatre for surgery under Epidural (spinal anaesthesia) as a matter of urgency in view of her advanced age and the risk of complication, but, she was put in traction for a week during which time she developed signs of bedsores (poor nursing!) and her bronchitis developed into full blown pneumonia! - (No treatment was given for this besides a further course of antibiotics and she had NO chest physio. Last week she was put on nebulising.) This patient was taken to theatre a full week later after her initial fracture i.e. surgery done on 13th May, under spinal anaesthesia, and her fracture was fixed with internal fixation and she went back to the ward to continue lying in bed with absolutely no efforts by the physiothe******(s) to attempt to mobilise her by walking. This patient was carried/swung across to sit in an armchair for an hour a day, then was put back into bed. When the patient's relative overseas - himself a retired orthopaedic surgeon, personally spoke to the physiothe****** to enquire about the patient's mobilisation program at 08h45 (during handover) on 20th May, the physiothe****** said that she was personally walking this 93 year old patient. This we subsequently found to be a lie, and despite the patient complaining to ward staff and the attendant doctors that she wanted to start walking and getting up, she was dismissed as a confused old woman and the ********* inaccurate physiotherapy report believed. I believe that today, as of 27th May, the deceipt of the staff and physiothe****** i.e. that this elderly patient was being mobilised when if fact nothing had been done or even attempted to get the patient up and walking, has been admitted and the patient has been apologised to by the doctor. Apparently this patient was promised that steps would be taken to get her mobilised and walking with assistance starting immediately.

INSTEAD, after talking to this patient this morning, I understand that she has been moved to the Tygerberg Hospice! Is this sidelining the patient yet again, because she is 93 years old? Is this seriously the way our society today treats the elderly i.e. despite the fact that the same 93 year old person was visiting abused and elderly folk herself to bring light and love into their lives. WHY.... - Incidentally, Tygerberg Hospice motto is "HONOUR A LIFE" - does this count for a 93 year old who has had an encapsulated non-invasive cancer tumour with no change to size or symptom for over 20 years! and who's only LIFE THREATENING problem now is due to NO active rehabilitation for a 3 week old orthopaedic injury, for which a younger person would have been mobilised within days of the injury/surgery and a younger person by now would be rehabilitating at home!?. WHY has Tygerberg Hospital orthopaedic staff been so dismissive and negligent of rehabilitating this 93 year old patient when daily she has begged to start walking? WHY has Tygerberg Hospital orthopaedic staff covered up their lies and negligence of this patient by moving her into a hospice, when her problem is NO mobility rehabilitation due to the orthpaedic ward deceit? WHY has this patient been left to get weak and DEPRESSED when she has always been a very positive minded individual, because of being **** to and ignored by the orthopaedic ward staff and physiothe******? Unfortunately, it is not possible to contact anyone sufficiently interested to actually do anything at this Government Tertiary hospital. CAN SOMEBODY please take an active interest in getting this old lady mobilised so that she can learn to walk again and go home again?