One-third of outsourced Australian aged care home inspections rejected as substandard

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission accused of ‘unacceptable ignorance’ about standard of audits carried out by consultants

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The aged care regulator has been accused of “unacceptable ignorance” about the standard of work being performed by consultants that are paid tens of millions of dollars to inspect nursing homes across the country.

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has revealed one-third of all safety and quality audits conducted by consultants over a 12-month period – affecting about 350 homes – were initially rejected because they were not up to standard.

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