Across Australia 222,316 people live in the 2,725 residential aged care facilities. Last financial year 1,971 residents were assaulted (0.88% of residents), including 309 sexually, according to the Department of Health and Ageing. This is an increase of 146 complaints. The same report said 95% of care facilities had perfect accreditation scores.
ATO plans to charge GST on manufactured home parks scrapped
A concerted effort by the Residents Association of manufactured home parks has headed off the ATO which had planned to impose GST in mobile homes. This would have added 10% to the cost of the purchase of a home