More than 10 Victorian nursing homes slapped with serious warnings and sanctions this year after failing to meet basic standards

MORE than 10 Victorian nursing homes have been slapped with serious warnings and sanctions this year after failing to meet basic standards.

MORE than 10 Victorian nursing homes have been slapped with serious warnings and sanctions this year after failing to meet basic standards.

A safety swoop has uncov­ered widespread failures of ­in-home care in the state, with more than 30 residential services put on notice after unannounced spot checks.

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The damning inspections come as Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to establish a royal commission into the ­industry, following an “alarming and disturbing” spike in elder abuse and poor standards.

Two Victorian aged-care homes have been given sanctions this year and nine have been given compliance notices for failing to meet standards.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture Kym Smith

A Carrum Downs aged care home, MiCare Avondrust Lodge, was hit with sanctions on August 29 when it failed to meet standards in medication management, clinical care and specialised nursing care needs.

An aged-care home in the Latrobe Valley, Bupa Traralgon, was handed four sanctions on July 27 after author­ities found serious concerns with its management of medication, staffing and pain management.

A royal commission will be established to look into the aged-care industry.

Since the middle of 2017, authorities have been pouncing on aged-care services with surprise spot checks.

In Victoria, 36 in-home services have failed basic standards and have been given a “timetable for improvement” to lift their game.

The new royal commission will look at the quality of both aged-care facilities and in-home aged care, including how young Australians with disabilities are cared for in residential facilities.

A royal commission will be established to look into the aged-care industry.

On Monday, the Prime Minister was forced to defend his ­record of funding aged care as treasurer, after the government cut $1.2 billion over four years compared with previous spending projections in the 2016-17 Budget.

“Funding increased by more than $1 billion every year under our government in our services to aged care,” he said.

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