The Mornington Peninsula Shire will cease delivering Commonwealth-funded aged care services in July next year, including their Meals on Wheels service. The decision to move out of aged care services was made at Tuesday’s council meeting (9 June) where discussion on the matter was listed as a confidential item. The News believes the shire’s decision was made based on changes to the national aged care system. The rights-based framework of the new Aged Care Act 2024 has introduced a suite of new obligations, duties and responsibilities for registered aged care providers. While these changes aim to make aged care safer…
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MEALS on Wheels will keep on rolling in the community after the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Rosebud-based kitchen reached the end of its life. The current kitchen needs significant investment, but the council announced last week it would seek to partner with a “quality food service provider” experienced in producing meals that meet the stringent requirements of the aged care and health sector.“Council has been delivering Meals on Wheels for almost 50 years. Outsourcing the preparation of meals will allow council to continue to be a Meals on Wheels provider without spending significant capital funds on upgrading infrastructure,” said mayor Cr…