NSW: Albion Park aged care facility stripped of accreditation

Jul 19 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

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A NSW aged care facility in Albion Park has lost its accreditation. The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency found there were issues with the pain, medication and wound management of residents in Daintree Aged Care, run by Calendula Pty Ltd.

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