A State Government aged care home in South Australia’s Mid North region has been sanctioned after the death of a resident following a fire. A Federal Government Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) audit of the Ira Parker Nursing Home at Balaklava, almost 100 kilometres north of Adelaide, found it failed in 19 of 44 accreditation outcomes — including building safety, patient pain management and nutrition. The Federal Department of Health imposed two sanctions on the home, including restricting the payment of the Commonwealth aged care subsidy for new residents and revoking the home’s aged care provider status unless evidence of improvement is made within six months.
