❓ Question seeks data on aged care facilities in WA and the prevalence of fire sprinkler systems, highlighting potential safety concerns. The answer reveals data limitations at the state level, deferring to Commonwealth data.
AnsweredQoN 6431Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and ask: (a) how many aged care facilities are in Western Australia; and (b) how many of those facilities are fitted with automatic overhead fire sprinkler systems?
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Answered
4 November 2020
Responded by
Minister for Commerce
Response time
9 days
(a) Aged care providers are regulated by the Commonwealth Government. Data from the Commonwealth agency the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare suggests there were 289 facilities providing residential aged care in the State.
(b) This data is not available to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
(b) This data is not available to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
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