The Federal Governments guidelines for community providers insist that they hire only trained and accredited workers. But, in Queensland those providers are permitted, by a legal loophole, to sub-contract non-medical activities, such as bathing and feeding, out to agencies who are not required to provide trained workers. The agencies need only sign a form saying they are "working towards accreditation".
A first: residents petition council wanting an over-55s retirement community
A petition signed by more than 100 people within four days in Bannockburn, 88km southeast of Melbourne’s CBD, demanding a lifestyle village was raised at Golden Plains Shire’s council meeting. “We would like to ask our elected council to encourage...