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Staff and Residents Being Let Down in Victoria26 April 2004The number of aged care facilities found to be sub-standard in Victoria has increased with residents and staff suffering as a result. Seven Victorian homes are now under sanction by the Department of Health and Ageing for a range of reasons including inappropriate staffing and care standards. That is more than twice as many as the rest of the states and territories put together. The latest to be hit with sanctions is The Mews Facility in Camberwell in Melbourne where residents pay a premium for extra services. The Department of Health and Ageing inspectors found instead of luxury that there was an immediate and severe risk to the health and safety of residents. The HSU's Victorian branch secretary, Jeff Jackson, said that union members across the state were concerned that they were not able to provide the best possible care to residents. He said many facilities were woefully understaffed, the buildings were not adequately maintained and staff were not being provided with ongoing training and education. "If there was an Olympics for failing nursing homes, Victoria is the gold medallist," Mr Jackson said. The HSU is running a national Quality Care campaign in aged care designed to ease staff workloads and increase the standards of resident care by boosting staffing levels, training and safety. Click here to read the list of Victorian homes under sanction |
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