Aged care
Overview
The delivery of aged care services is a complex area of significance to the State which should be examined. It is essential that resources are efficiently and effectively used in meeting the challenges which face the Government in the provision of these services into the next century. Recent initiatives introduced by the Government provide a sound platform for significant public sector reforms to occur in an area which touches the lives of all Victorians. The performance audit findings contained throughout the Report serve to illustrate areas where there is scope for the more effective delivery of services to older people and improved resource management. The objectives of the audit of aged care services in Victoria were to evaluate the extent to which: the operations of State geriatric centres, nursing homes and hostels in delivering aged care services were effective; these residential establishments for the aged were operating in an economic and efficient manner; the procedures established by the Department of Health and Community Services to manage the public resources involved in the provision of care for the aged were adequate; and whether services have been provided in accordance with Government policy objectives and legislative requirements.