An “alarming” series of failures at a southern Tasmanian aged care home has forced the sector’s national regulator to step in, issuing a reprimand for non-compliance after the home missed half of its performance benchmarks.
Key points:The regulator’s audit found failures in monitoring some patients and providing personal care and hygiene services The facility says it took immediate action to fix the problems, which it says were largely related to failures in completing documentationThe Health and Community Services Union says the report is “alarming” but representative of wider issues impacting the aged care industryThe Hawthorn Village aged care home in Blackman’s Bay was handed a noncompliance notice by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission after an audit found it failed to meet four of eight performance standards.
That report has been labelled “alarming” by the union representing aged care workers, but not surprising, given the number of issues facing the industry.
The commission’s audit late last year found two residents were not receiving adequate personal care nor showering, the medical conditions of some patients were not being properly monitored, and staff members felt they had not received sufficient training to perform their roles.
The report has been labelled “alarming’ by the union representing aged care workers.(ABC News: Glyn Jones)It also found changes in medical condition or needs were not properly treated nor recorded for five patients, including a mobility challenged patient not being properly monitored after having an unwitnessed fall and vomiting blood.
The home also failed to demonstrate another patient was being properly monitored after suffering “significant head injuries” fo
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