Jan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Aged Care, Disabilities and Carers) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santoro. Can the minister confirm that in August an agency assessment team found that the Elizabeth House Private Nursing Home failed 30 of the 44 care standards, including medication management, clinical care and infection control? Didn’t the assessment team recommend that the nursing home have its accreditation revoked? Can the minister confirm that despite this recommendation the facility’s accreditation was not revoked and no sanctions were imposed? What explanation can the minister give to families and residents for the decision to ignore the assessment team’s recommendation and not even impose a sanction on a nursing home that clearly was failing to provide proper care?