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 the Immanuel Gardens nursing home on the Sunshine Coast was sanctioned three weeks ago for failing to comply with aged care standards? Isn’t this nursing home the subject of allegations that a carer abused residents last year? Can the minister confirm reports that, after the carer was sacked over the allegations, he got another job at a nearby aged care centre? Doesn’t this case again highlight the need for stronger protections for aged care residents? Isn’t the government’s aged care system failing to protect frail, elderly Australians?