August 22, 2020 St. Basil’s facing class action over COVID outbreak Just days after we reported on the class action against Heritage Care over its Epping…
August 19, 2020 30 families launch class action against Heritage Care over Epping Gardens COVID outbreak Just 10 days after we reported on operators being threatened with class actions, one legal…
August 18, 2020 Audit finds aged care residents drugged in QLD home – management unaware that consent was required Jandowae’s Taralga Retirement Village Hostel has been drugging residents without consent, according to an audit…
August 15, 2020 The aged care sector was not properly prepared then; it is not properly prepared now – for COVID Senior Counsel Assisting Peter Rozen QC (pictured above) has concluded at the end of the…
August 11, 2020 Sydney carer fronts court over death of 76-year-old man Art Rungtananan has faced court on manslaughter charges after a police investigation into the death…
August 8, 2020 The Royal Commission resumes Monday with hearings into COVID-19 aged care outbreaks – Grant Millard, Department of Health and Quality Commission to give evidence plus ‘small homes’ model The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is set to hold two hearings…
August 8, 2020 Families prepare to sue Victorian aged care homes over alleged negligence: media reports The operators of Melbourne outbreak sites St Basil’s Home for the Aged and Epping Gardens…
August 8, 2020 Royal Commission announces four-day hearing on transition to new home care system – in just three weeks’ time A surprise hearing ahead of the Royal Commission’s investigation of funding and financing. The Commissioners…
August 8, 2020 UK Government launches inquiry into aged care and health care worker burnout during COVID-19 A story we may well see played out here in Australia. The wellbeing of staff…
August 7, 2020 Victorian police and State Coroner announce investigation into St. Basil’s coronavirus deaths – as residents to return to the home under guidance of Quality and Safety Commissioner The State Coroner, Judge John Cain, has begun an inquiry into the deaths of five…