Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the senator for the question. The member for Nicholls arranged for the Deputy Prime Minister to visit the Murchison community on 31 October for discussions on the DP Jones Aged Care facility and those discussions have continued since then. The circumstances surrounding DP Jones nursing home in Murchison are quite unique and as a result require a tailored solution. That is why we negotiated a tailored solution for a longer period of administration. The circumstances in the community of Murchison were quite unfortunate, with the DP Jones facility having a number of connections to other community organisations. There was a strong desire and interest from members of the aged care community to consider a takeover of—