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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Consultancy firms paid $40m to review safety of aged care homes did not meet government standards

Rear view of female nurse with senior man sitting in wheelchair at an aged care home
Since 2021, the four consultancy firms KPMG, SAI Global, RSM and HDAA have been paid millions to audit aged care homes. Their work included conducting interviews and searches of properties. Photograph: Maskot/Getty Images

Four consultancy firms that were paid more than $40m to audit quality and safety in aged care homes have had reports rejected because they did not meet the standard required by the federal government.

The aged care quality and safety commissioner, Janet Anderson, has told a Senate inquiry the firms were “held to account” for their work and that there is an ongoing review about whether to rely on them as heavily in the future.

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