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3418 - AGED CARE HOMES NURSE-TO-RESIDENT RATIOS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Health and Medical Research

(1) Considering research published in the Medical Journal of Australia shows that nearly 60 per cent of aged care home residents are living with unacceptable staffing levels, what is being done to increase nurse-to-resident ratios in New South Wales?

(a) What is being done at the Wallsend Aged Care Facility?

 
Answer -

The Commonwealth Government has funding, policy and regulatory responsibility for the aged care system. The Commonwealth's Aged Care Quality Standards outline the workforce requirements that residential aged care providers need to meet to remain accredited.

Wallsend Aged Care Facility is fully accredited by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and subject to the Australian Aged Care Quality Standards.

 

Question asked on 16 June 2020 (session 57-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 66
Answer received on 21 July 2020 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 70

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