Lawyers will allege that Anglicare was negligent in its handling of the Newmarch House COVID-19 outbreak and breached its duty of care to residents if family members launch a class action against the provider. Nineteen people died when after the ...

The ABC’s Four Corners program turned its attention to the Newmarch House COVID-19 outbreak and found mismanagement, poor infection control and a lack of communication with residents and families at the centre of the cluster which saw 19 people die. ...

Back in May, the chief executive of Anglicare said if he could go back in time he would push to have residents who tested positive for COVID-19 at Newmarch House sent to hospital. Grant Millard told ABC radio: “If I ...

The operator of a coronavirus-hit Sydney nursing home where 16 residents have died admits it would have been easier if those infected at the facility had been transferred to hospital rather than treated on-site. But NSW Health is standing by ...

Anglicare’s Newmarch House has been put on notice by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and is at risk of losing its licence to provide aged care. Yesterday the commission announced that it has “taken a series of graduated ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accused an aged care worker of lying about their contacts after testing positive for COVID-19. Last week, the Tasmanian government closed two hospitals because of a case of coronavirus putting at least 1200 hospital staff ...