Mosego Home, where seven psychiatric patients died, is still open
In his report on the Esidimeni scandal, the ombudsman describes how one patient had wounds on his head‚ ankles and nose and had lost a great deal of weight
Seven Life Esidimeni patients died at Mosego Home in Krugersdorp on the West Rand‚ but it remains open after the health ombudsman recommended it be closed. Gauteng health acting head of department Dr Ernest Kenoshi testified during a family arbitration hearing on Friday that the non-governmental organisation (NGO) was one of six homes that were still open. When ombudsman Malegapuru Makgoba released his report on the Life Esidimeni saga‚ he said various homes had to be closed "immediately as their continuity poses high risk". TimesLIVE visited Mosego Home — it had no sign or identification — and was a row of residential houses. No patients could be seen sitting in the garden on Sunday. A security guard and nurse said they could not speak to the media and barred a reporter from entering the home. In his report on the Life Esidimeni saga‚ ombudsman professor Makgoba Malegapuru noted that Mosego directors knew the facility did not have capacity for mentally ill patients but took them an...
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