Tuesday 14 August 2018

Accreditation Stripped from Newcastle Aged Care Centre

BY JARROD MELMETH

Tinonee Gardens nursing home at Waratah is set to lose access to Federal Government subsidies for residents from November 2nd.

The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has revoked the home's accreditation, following allegations of substandard care.

In June, the Agency conducted an unannounced visit, which found the facility failed to meet 13 of 44 required standards.

The quality agency said the home placed residents at serious risk, despite earlier sanctions handed down in August 2017.

2NURFM has contacted Tinonee Gardens for comment. 

Meanwhile, the nearby Bethel Aged Care Facility has been given a serious risk sanction after it only met 23 of 44 benchmarks.