Westhaven Aged Care Facility
The Australian Government subsidises a range of aged care homes across Australia. A number of these facilities are run by Queensland Health, who aim to ensure quality care is provided to those Queenslanders who need it most.
Westhaven Aged Care Facility is co-located at Roma-Hospital. It has 40 beds and offers a range of services including palliative care and a 24-hour registered nurse service.
About this facility
To learn more about this facility, including directions and visiting hours, visit the Westhaven Aged Care Facility website.
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Residential aged care facility performance
There is clear evidence to indicate that the number of nurses on a shift plays an important role in patient safety and quality of care. Mandatory minimum daily resident care hours (DRCH) and minimum nurse and support worker skill mix ratios were introduced for public residential aged care facilities in December 2019, with reporting commencing from February 2020.
For public residential aged care facilities, the Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2023 sets a minimum average DRCH of 3.65 hours per 24-hour period, and minimum direct care hours skill mix of 30% registered nurses and 50% nursing (where care is delivered by either a registered nurse or enrolled nurse).
The existing industrially mandated Business Planning Framework will continue to apply across all nursing and midwifery services in Queensland Health, regardless of whether a facility or ward is subject to existing nurse-to-patient ratios or minimum nurse and support worker legislation in public residential aged care facilities.
Last updated: August 2024