Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santoro. Can the minister confirm that, after having been accredited for a full three years earlier this year, the Viewhills Manor nursing home in Victoria was found to have failed six critical care standards in October? Is the minister aware that, despite there being 36 residents with high-care needs in the facility, there was no division 1 registered nurse employed to evaluate resident care and provide appropriate clinical supervision? Didn’t the assessment team also find that the residents were not receiving the right medication in the right dosage at all times? Can the minister explain to residents and families why no sanctions were imposed on a facility that was failing to ensure that it had the required qualified nursing staff and appropriate medication procedures?