Ruth Webber (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Santoro, the Minister for Ageing. Is the minister aware that a review ordered of Greenmount Gardens Nursing Centre, in my home state of Western Australia, last month found that it was failing to meet critical care standards including clinical care, medication and pain management and nutrition and hydration? Doesn’t the audit team’s report conclude that: residents were being incorrectly administered medication; residents at risk of dehydration were not being identified; and, due to staff shortages, staff did not have the time to ensure appropriate care was provided and documented? Can the minister explain to families and residents why no sanctions or penalties have been imposed on this facility, when it was clearly failing to deliver appropriate care to frail elderly residents?