AN owner of a Gold Coast aged care facility that shut down without warning leaving some elderly people homeless is set to face a parliamentary inquiry after twice handing in sick notes.
Earle Haven boss Arthur Miller has been summoned to attend a state parliamentary hearing on Friday which will look into the closure of the facility.
It comes after Mr Miller has been excused from attending for medical reasons on two occasions in the past two weeks.
Earle Haven went into administration in July when a payment dispute came to a head between owner People Care and HelpStreet, which managed the residential care facilities.
More than a hundred medical staff, including paramedics were called in to help when 69 high-care residents were effectively left without a home.
Witnesses have spoken of the chaotic scenes during the closure which included rooms being stripped to their bed frames and verbal confrontations, one of which included an elderly man whose urinal bag was dragging along the floor.
Committee chair Aaron Harper said Mr Miller needed to give his side of the story.
"For the residents and their families, staff, and others who were affected by events at Earle Haven, we need to hear from Mr Miller the details of how and why this happened," Mr Harper said.
Australian Associated Press
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