The Latest Breaking News from Afford

Sydney NDIS Provider Fined $400k After A 20 Y.O. Woman With Epilepsy Drowned In A Bathtub

Merna Aprem was found unresponsive in a locked bathroom after staff left her unsupervised.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 14, 2023

NDIS provider's failures in bathtub death cost $400,000

An NDIS provider has admitted it was negligent, careless and failed to provide proper care to a 20-year-old epileptic woman who drowned in a bathtub.

AAP · Jun 14, 2023

NDIS provider pursued financial growth over client safety, disability inquiry finds

Royal commission also criticises federal disability watchdog for its handling of complaints centred on provider Afford

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023

Disabled abuse victims may get compo

A disability services provider will consider the issue of redress, including financial compensation, for clients who were abused at one of its Sydney programs.

AAP · May 20, 2022

Young men abused by carer in Sydney never got compensation or written apology, disability inquiry told

Carer who worked for service provider Afford was jailed for three years for abuse, royal commission hears

The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2022

Young men abused by disability worker

The royal commission into the abuse and neglect of people with a disability has been told of the abuse of young men at a day care service in western Sydney.

AAP · May 16, 2022