Tasmania's Glenara Lakes aged care centre manager stood down over allegations of 'staff harassment'

The manager of a Tasmanian aged care facility that came under the spotlight during the royal commission into the industry has been stood down pending investigation into allegations of staff harassment. Key points: The facility manager of an aged care home in Tasmania's north has been stood down pending an investigation Glenn Barnes had only been at Glenara Lakes since January this year The union representing workers at the home say Mr Barnes has been the subject of 12 complaints In a memo to staff at the Glenara Lakes facility, near Launceston, Southern Cross Care Tasmania chief executive Robyn Boyd said manager Glenn Barnes had been "suspended from duties … pending a full investigation into allegations of staff harassment and misconduct". "A comprehensive independent investigation will be conducted, and additional support services have been implemented for all staff at Glenara Lakes Aged Care Home." "There's some broad issues right across Southern Cross Care and all their sites, and certainly Glenara Lakes has been part of that where staff are not being backfilled, they're working short-staffed," Mr Moore said. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission slapped Glenara Lakes with a non-compliance notice related to two accreditation standards in early 2019 but the facility was later reaccredited until December this year.