A resident from the Lily Kirchmann Complex in Berea, East London has contracted Covid-19. The resident, whose name has been withheld to protect their privacy, tested positive following their admission to St Dominics Hospital for a lung…
A professional nurse who slapped, flicked and stuck his fingers in the ears of an 84-year-old woman at the upmarket Lily Kirchmann home for the frail in East London has been found guilty of assault. TSHIBANGU KOLONJI Tshibangu Kolonji was…
Former Lily Kirchmann’s staff member Tshibangu Kolonji told the East London Regional Court yesterday he assaulted Hope Shepherd because other nursing staff in the upmarket retirement home were doing it too. The 21-year-old is on trial on…
Struggling old age homes supported to provide care for those who can’t afford it WITH the cost of living rising dramatically and old age pensions and government subsidies failing to follow the rate of inflation, it is a stressful time for…
