Whitehorse Council in Victoria has been threatened with recovery action by the Department of Health and Ageing (Department) over a capital works grant of $1,431,600 provided for 1991 for Nunawading aged care facility. The Department is demanding that $715,800 of that grant be refunded because the Council sold the facility in 2008 for $17.65m.
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No excuse for providers to not be ready on 1 November: Aged Care Minister Sam Rae
Aged Care Minister Sam Rae has told ABC radio the Aged Care Rules have been in place for “a significant amount of time” and the Government has been listening to and supporting to the sector, “so, there really isn’t an excuse from any provider to not be prepared for 1 November”.