Thursday, 4 May 2023

Western Victoria Region

Bev McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:46): (151) My question is for the Minister for Health and concerns community confidence in the Lyndoch Living aged care facility in Warrnambool. In recent years the board of directors has presided over a financially disastrous expansion strategy, the employment of a CEO accused of serial bullying and incompetence, the loss of swathes of senior staff and finally a damning series of failed Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission audits – all of this while ignoring over many years repeated direct warnings from staff, local healthcare professionals and the community. For a locally based, community-founded not-for-profit, the lack of communication has been alarming. The board’s refusal to admit members to the organisation means it selects monitors and reappoints itself, with appalling results. Minister, what will you do to ensure that board members respond and win back the confidence of the community so essential to Lyndoch’s future success?