Health
Regulator warns aged care home as AMA calls for royal commission – Brisbane Times
The federal regulator has threatened to revoke the licence of St Basil’s Homes for The Aged in Fawkner, citing concerns about centre’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
At the home, nine residents have already died and coronavirus cases linked to the facility jumped from 78 to 84 on Monday, making it Victoria’s largest aged care outbreak.
Notices from the aged care regular have also been issued to Menarock Essendon Aged Care and Estia Health in Heidelberg, where outbreaks including more than 50 people have occurred.
Australian Medical Association Victoria president Julian Rait.Credit:Justin McManus
The Victorian Branch of the Australian Medical Association i…
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