The department wishes to alert all Australian Government subsidised aged care services to the Tasmanian Coroner’s inquest findings related to the use of bed poles in aged care facilities.
The Tasmanian Coroner’s report recommends that aged care services immediately cease the use of model KA524 bed poles (or similar) due to the unacceptable risk of death associated with this device.
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Industry alert: Risk associated with use of KA524 bed poles (or similar)