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

My question is to Senator Ellison, the Minister representing the Minister for Ageing. Can the minister confirm that Mr Graeme Menere, who runs Belvedere Park Nursing Home, previously operated Kenilworth Nursing Home? Wasn’t Kenilworth labelled the worst nursing home in Australia in 2000 by the then Minister for Ageing, Mrs Bishop, when it was shut down for failing to properly care for residents? At the time, didn’t the government give Mr Menere a reprieve on Belvedere Park, which had repeatedly failed to meet care standards, putting residents at serious risk through 1998, 1999 and 2000? Wasn’t it revealed at the time that Mr Menere had been convicted of stalking one of his staff? Given this history, can the minister explain to residents and their families why Mr Menere remains a part-owner of Belvedere Park despite his appalling record of failing to provide proper care for elderly residents?