Imagine life without a private phone. Having to make personal phone calls to family and friends, your bank or to report abuse or ill treatment, all in a public space on a public phone. Imagine having to rely on that public phone during coronavirus lockdowns as the only way to connect with outside family and friends. That is how it is for many of those living in aged care in Australia.
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Pioneer Lodge has officially failed its audit as published in a report by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency yesterday. Of the 44 quality standards that must be met, the aged care facility failed 13 of them, including clinical care, medication, pain management and nutrition. This all occurred during an unannounced spot check last month. The Blue Care...
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An aged care facility in Lindisfarne, Tasmania, failed an Australian Aged Care Quality Agency audit, according to ABC media reports, but the results of the audit remain unpublished, meaning consumers remain in the dark. The ABC reported that Queen Victoria Home, Hobart, failed seven of the 44 quality standards – including in matters associated with...
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