Melbourne facility breached care and management standards and poses a ‘severe and immediate risk to residents’, regulator says
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The aged care regulator has taken action against the Epping Gardens home in Melbourne where a total of 123 people have tested positive for coronavirus, with the watchdog finding there was a “severe and immediate risk to residents”.
Sources said more than a dozen residents had now been transferred to hospital as more harrowing stories of alleged patient mistreatment emerged from the home.
Continue reading…Melbourne facility breached care and management standards and poses a ‘severe and immediate risk to residents’, regulator saysVictoria may introduce more restrictions with 1 in 4 Covid-19 cases not isolating and 627 new cases recordedAustralian stats interactive; Vic cases map; NSW cases map; NSW hotspots list; border restrictions explainedFollow our live blogSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus emailThe aged care regulator has taken action against the Epping Gardens home in Melbourne where a total of 123 people have tested positive for coronavirus, with the watchdog finding there was a “severe and immediate risk to residents”.Sources said more than a dozen residents had now been transferred to hospital as more harrowing stories of alleged patient mistreatment emerged from the home. Continue reading…