AGED-CARE FACILITIES —
KIMBERLEY
467. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I
refer to the aged-care facilities in the Kimberley—Germanus Kent House
in the Shire of Broome and Juniper Numbala Nunga residential care in the
Shire of Derby–West Kimberley.
(1) Have any
Shire of Derby–West Kimberley residents been cared for in Germanus Kent
House, the Shire of Broome aged-care facility?
(2) If yes to (1), how many?
(3) If yes to (1), why?
(4) Have any
Shire of Broome residents been cared for in Juniper Numbala Nunga, the Shire of
Derby–West Kimberley aged-care facility?
(5) If yes to (4), how many?
(6) If yes to (4), why?
Hon ALANNA
CLOHESY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I have been advised of the following.
(1)–(6) Germanus
Kent House and Juniper Numbala Nunga are privately run residential aged-care
facilities and therefore the WA Country Health Service is unable to provide any
information about residents receiving care in either facility. WACHS has one
patient at Germanus Kent House in Broome only for respite. There are no
patients awaiting placement in the Shire of Derby–West Kimberley.