The forecasts of a substantial reduction in aged care beds and services relative to the population continues, particularly in regional areas where councils have provided aged care. Samples from the last month:
Maranoa Council has gifted 20 bed licenses from its Mitchells Maranoa Retirement Village to Pinaroo Aged Care in Roma, 83 km away. Pinaroo itself only has 26 beds but has a 35 person waiting list
Queanbeyan City Council Mayor Tim Overall [pictured] says it will cut aged care, disability and respite services because of soaring costs which have risen to $1.8 million a year. 1,400 care services clients will be affected plus 15 full-time staff, 17 casual workers and 27 volunteers.
Five Prime Trust directors found to a breach their duties when handing over $33 million to Bill Lewski
Corporate watchdog ASIC was successful in the Federal Court, obtaining a ruling that the five former directors of Prime Trust are liable for breaching their duties as officers of the trust APCHL. They agreed to the amendment of the Constitution of...