Email By Sarah Porter Updated December 09, 2019 10:45:21 Photo: The royal commission will now focus on the provision of health care services in aged care. (Pixabay: sabinevanerp) Related Story: Government promises no-one under 65 will live in residential aged care by 2025 Related Story: Aged care system a 'shocking tale of neglect', royal commission finds Map: Canberra 2600 The shocking accounts of abuse, neglect and substandard levels of care in Australia's aged care sector will be back in the spotlight this week as the aged care royal commission holds its next public hearing in Canberra. Key points:The royal commission's focus this week will be on the provision of health services in the aged care system, including access to mental health servicesDoctors say access to health care should not deteriorate as a person ages, and they are calling for a completely new modelThey say patients in aged care facilities should have a greater choice of medical practitioners, not … [Read more...] about Aged care royal commission continues in Canberra with focus on health care services, GP-patient relationships
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Former aged care director to stand trial on fraud charges
Email By national consumer affairs reporter Amy Bainbridge Updated December 18, 2018 17:31:09 Photo: Gela Newitt outside the County Court in Melbourne today. (ABC News: Gemma Hall) Related Story: 'Vulnerable' elderly residents set to receive compensation over bankrupt nursing home Related Story: Residents at Melbourne aged care facility lose $4m in bonds Map: Melbourne 3000 Five years after the ABC revealed the financial collapse of an aged care facility in Melbourne, the home's former director has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial on four charges of fraud. Key points:ASIC alleges Gela Newitt dishonestly obtained a financial advantage on two occasionsIt also alleged she dishonestly appropriated deposit money belonging to residentsMs Newitt has pleaded not guilty and will return to court in August Gela Newitt is the former director of Parklane Assets, which ran the 42-bed Mentone Gardens Supportive Care Home facility in Melbourne's south-east.The Australian … [Read more...] about Former aged care director to stand trial on fraud charges
Families of residents at Mentone Gardens aged care facility have lost more than $4m in bond money
Email By consumer affairs reporter Amy Bainbridge Updated September 18, 2013 12:42:57 Sorry, this video has expired Video: No hope for families who lost $4m from respite home (7pm TV News VIC) Related Story: Elderly residents' families stand to lose thousands over nursing home collapse Map: Mentone 3194 Families of dozens of residents at an aged care centre in Melbourne's south east have been told there is little hope of recovering $4 million in bonds paid to the facility.The previous owners of Mentone Gardens collected bonds from some families, some as large as $400,000.The families also signed documents believing the fees were going into a trust and would not be touched while their relative resided at the home. Mentone Gardens went into administration in June and its sale was confirmed late Monday. The new owners are not taking on the debt.At the third creditors meeting at the Sandringham Yacht Club, administrator Mathew Gollant asked the 50 people present to … [Read more...] about Families of residents at Mentone Gardens aged care facility have lost more than $4m in bond money
Former Mentone aged care home director Gela Newitt to spend 10 months in jail for fraud
Email By court reporter Karen Percy and Steven Schubert Posted December 16, 2019 16:08:15 Photo: Gela Newitt deceived residents by telling them their money was going into a trust account. (ABC News: Gemma Hall, file photo) Related Story: Former aged care director to stand trial on fraud charges Related Story: 'Vulnerable' elderly residents set to receive compensation over bankrupt nursing home Related Story: Aged care facilities are becoming more like hospitals but the services aren't keeping up, doctors say Map: Mentone 3194 A Melbourne woman who defrauded residents at an aged care facility in Melbourne's south-east will spend 10 months in jail. Key points:The company collapsed leaving 42 residents homeless and debts of $4.5 million Two years of the sentence were suspended so Newitt will spend 10 months in jail Judge Peter Kidd said the fraud was not a crime of greed because the money had been spent keeping the business afloat The securities regulator, ASIC, pursued … [Read more...] about Former Mentone aged care home director Gela Newitt to spend 10 months in jail for fraud
Residents who lost life savings when Mentone Gardens nursing home collapsed to pursue class action against Victorian Government
Email By Jessica Longbottom Updated September 15, 2014 11:54:01 Photo: Allan and Rose Lorraine paid $400,000 when they moved into Mentone Gardens in 2010. (ABC News) Related Story: Elderly residents' families stand to lose thousands over nursing home collapse Map: Melbourne 3000 The Victorian Government has come under attack for failing to prevent dozens of elderly residents from losing millions of dollars when a Melbourne aged care centre went into administration last year.The ABC has learned the Government-regulated nursing home was allowed to continue to take bonds of up to $250,000 from elderly residents despite the Department of Health having evidence the home was in financial trouble as early as 2011.Mentone Gardens, in Melbourne's south-east, went into administration in June last year and residents were told there was little hope of recovering the bonds paid to the facility.The former residents and their families are lobbying the Government to reimburse their $4.5 … [Read more...] about Residents who lost life savings when Mentone Gardens nursing home collapsed to pursue class action against Victorian Government
