The South Australian government is to close a state-run nursing home in Adelaide after an independent investigation revealed the poor treatment of residents. Eight staff at the Makk and McLeay nursing home at Oakden, a facility for dementia patients, have been stood down with 21 reported to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Three incidents at the home have also been reported to police. Mental Health Minister Leesa Vlahos says residents at the facility will be transferred to alternative mental health or aged-care facilities over the coming months.
