NURSES at the Lyndoch Living aged care centre have withdrawn their threat to strike after an allegedly violent resident was transferred to another care facility.
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Lyndoch Living chief executive officer Rhys Boyle said the resident was transferred on Wednesday after a vacancy became available at another facility.
Mr Boyle declined to name the other facility.
Nurses at the aged care residence had threatened to strike from Thursday unless the woman, who was described as "physically imposing in stature" and with a history of bad behaviour, was transferred.
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) said about 200 formal reports of violent and aggressive incidents had been lodged about the woman.
Mr Boyle said Lyndoch had been negotiating with a number of other care facilities for a few months about finding alternative accommodation for the resident.
ANMF industrial relations organiser Peter Birch said Lyndoch Living had given a commitment to establish an occupational violence working party to review the centre's present arrangements for dealing with violent and aggressive behaviour and the introduction of a Code Grey response system.
Mr Birch said the state government had recommended all public sectors facilities implement Code Grey systems that required a response to protect people where they at risk of a violent attack.
"We hope for improved safety for both staff and residents in future," he said.
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