Lithgow Aged Care has been thrown a lifeline by the Not For Profit, just three weeks after its aged care homes days appeared to be numbered.
As we reported here, the stand-alone home, 140km west of Sydney, which has 73 residents and employs more than 120 staff, went into voluntary administration last month after losing its accreditation by failing to meet 38 of the 42 aged care quality standards.
A binding agreement has been executed this week to transfer ownership of the home to Respect, which has 12 aged care homes and two retirement villages across NSW, Victoria and Tasmania with over 1,300 residents and 1,500 staff.
Respect does have a history of aged care turnarounds.
In July last year, Respect took over the Woodhaven aged care hom…
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