Investigation Aged Care Findings Matthew Newton Toowoomba Chronicle Commission finds Blue Care Toowoomba used chemical restraints without consent More than 20 residents of a Toowoomba aged care facility were being chemically restrained with psychotropic medication without consent or medical authorisation, a report has found. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission performed a site visit of Blue Care Toowoomba over two days on August 6 and 7 and found the service was non-compliant with two Aged Care Quality and Safety Standards. Commission officers found 21 residents were receiving “psychotropic medication as a form of chemical restraint” but Blue Care “had not identified these consumers were receiving chemical restraint and therefore had not sought consent of medical authorisation for the use of the restraint”. “Care planning directives do not provide guidance for staff in relation to the appropriate use of the restraint,” the report said. Blue Care did not refute the findings of the report and said consent would be obtained for all residents prescribed chemical restraints and care planning directives would be updated.
Other issues around a non-functioning call bell for a high falls risk resident, a lack of documentation around monitoring of the same resident’s blood glucose levels, as well as a lack of wound care documentation and inconsistent monitoring of fluid intake for two residents were identified by the commission. Blue Care committed to rectifying those issues, the report said. 6
Cancel culture is rife. And in almost all cases it does nothing to create any meaningful change. This year alone, some of the victims of cancel culture include Coon cheese, Pauls Smarter White Milk, Red Skins and Chicos lollies, episodes of kids' tv show Bluey, comedy shows by Chris Lilley and statues of Captain James Cook. Canadian dairy company Saputo’s decision to bow to misguided political pressure over the name of a much-loved brand of cheese - Coon - will do nothing to advance the interests of indigenous Australians, Robbie Katter MP said.
Mr Katter said Saputo’s decision to retire the “Coon” cheese brand, named after founder Edward William Coon, after 94 years was virtue-signalling at its most grotesque. He said the decision, which disregards the true origins of the name, was an insult to history and to those working on solutions to the real struggles facing indigenous Australians in 2020.
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