Aged-Care Providers

606 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (13 February 2018). Does the government support calls for aged-care providers to publish their staff to resident ratios?

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining): The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has been advised:

The Minister for Health and Wellbeing wrote to the Chair of the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport in October 2018 to provide feedback on the Aged Care Amendment (Staffing Ratio Disclosure) Bill, before the Commonwealth Parliament.

In the letter to the chair, the Minister for Health and Wellbeing welcomed the intention of the bill to improve the quality of care for older Australians living in residential aged care, suggesting, however, some points for further consideration. These included consideration to be given to the proposed methodology for determining staff ratios, and clarity for the general public.