Nursing home rorts
February 25, 2013
THE Combined Pensioners &
Superannuants Association (CPSA)
is calling on the Government to get
rid of secrecy provisions that shield
nursing homes from public scrutiny.
Speaking on the subject, CPSA’s
Senior Policy Advisor, Charmaine
Crowe said “The nursing home
industry operates in a parallel
universe of full regulatory
transparency and good governance,
but in reality sleazy rorts and
irresponsible shortcuts are the rule.”
According to Crow, the
Department of Health in its Senate
Estimates released this month,
refused to disclose the number of
nursing homes that have been
found rorting Govt subsidies for
nursing home residents because of
concerns that it would be
‘protected information’ under the
Aged Care Act and therefore
subject to secrecy provisions.
“The nursing home industry
received over $12b in government
subsidies in 2011/12 and yet there
is no transparency as to how that
money was expended,” Crowe said.
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