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NSW: Albion Park aged care facility stripped of accreditation
Jul 19 2010
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The Weekly Source

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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