The Health Workers Union has asked a local Victorian aged care house to bring in the Australian Defence Force to address “urgent” personnel lacks. Key points:The HWU is calling for ADF assistance at the Lyndoch Living nursing house in WarrnamboolThe union states the aged care house is at a crisis point with staffing levelsLyndoch Living states it’s working carefully with healthcare networks to makesure the security and care of residentsWarrnambool’s Lyndoch Living hasactually been under fire consideringthat regional MP Roma Britnell utilized State Parliament to level bullying and intimidation accusations versus the centre’s CEO, Doreen Power. Ms Power, who is presently on leave, was this week changed on an interim basis by Jamie Brennan, an executive director at South West Healthcare. The statement came as a dripped cultural evaluation from 2020 exposed 10-15 personnel made comparable bullying claims towards Ms Power. Now, the HWU is shining the spotlight on what it states is a “crisis” level of “chronic understaffing” at the house. The union composed to Lyndoch Living board chair Sue Cassidy last week, prompting her to demand ADF support from the Commonwealth to ease the pressure on the centre’s laborforce. HWU Victorian state secretary, Diana Asmar, stated askingfor ADF help was not a typical incident, mentioning past examples associated to the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve asked for it in the past with St Basil’s [Aged Care Home] when they came in there which required to be done, we’ve asked for it in Epping Gardens which required to be done,” Ms Asmar stated. “We’re asking for it at Lyndoch right now, it has to be seriously thoughtabout and acted upon. “You can’t have all these locals without the care. Without the personnel there is no care.” It was revea
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