NSW: Fairfield nursing home at risk of non-compliance closure

Jul 12 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

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Failure to pass an Aged Care Accreditation Agency audit has put Fairfield Nursing Home at risk of closure. The home must appoint an administrator, with clinical and nursing experience approved by the commonwealth for a period of six, months to avoid it.

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