Independent consultants tasked with examining eight sanctioned Bupa aged care homes felt the provider was not open to scrutiny and was like a closed shop. The consultants told the royal commission into aged care they were asked by lawyers representing ...
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Governance hearings: commissioners to look at sanctioned Bupa, Southern Cross Care homes
Two aged care providers will be put under the royal commission’s microscope as it heads to Hobart this week. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings will examine the operations of Bupa and Southern Cross Care facilities ...
More »Under-fire Bupa meets with aged care advocate
After another horror week of revelations, aged care behemoth Bupa has taken a step towards repairing its reputation by meeting with prominent aged care advocate Stewart Johnston. Last week the ABC reported that more than half the nursing homes run ...
More »BUPA under the spotlight: Royal commission
This week the Sydney hearing of the Aged Care Royal Commission started with testimony detailing the death of an aged care resident at a Bupa facility in late 2017. “We walked into the building and we walked into the corridor, ...
More »Nursing home workers on strike
Staff strikes are now in place across half of Bupa’s 26 Victorian nursing homes, as aged care workers campaign for safer staffing levels and increased pay. Nurses and carers began striking for the duration of their shifts on Tuesday, and ...
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