Aged-Care Facilities Audit

In reply to the Hon. C. BONAROS (23 October 2018).

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised:

1. The contract for the audit of aged-care facilities has been awarded to Standards Wise and was executed on 5 October 2018.

2. Negotiations occurred between Country Health SA Local Health Network and the preferred provider on final contract details, which created a slight delay in the commencement date.

3. The first site assessment occurred on 22 October 2018, with a schedule for all sites to be completed by 18 April 2019. A report on the assessment is expected to be completed by June 2019.

4. The previous Labor government took no action towards an audit such as this.