The family of a grandmother who died after a blister from a new shoe became infected are suing the Victorian care home she was living in, claiming her death was a result of improper treatment and neglect.
Mary ‘Joyce’ Taouk, died aged 84 as a result of an infected blister in 2018. SUPPLIED
Five years ago, Mary “Joyce” Taouk, 84, was excited to be moving into Bendigo’s Uniting AgeWell Strath-Haven Community and was looking forward to day trips and activities.
“She believed she would be well looked after there, we all did,” says her daughter Mary Nalder.