The Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador, Denise Hanrahan, today acknowledged a request from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts to audit of matters related to personal care homes and long-term care in the province.

The Auditor General has agreed to the request from the Committee, which is a result of concerns expressed regarding the status of outstanding recommendations from previous audits, some of which are nearly a decade old.

In April, the Auditor General delivered a monitoring report on outstanding performance audit recommendations to the House of Assembly. The report covered audit reports issued from 2014 to 2020 and provided a status update on those recommendations. Ongoing monitoring will be included in the Auditor General’s upcoming Annual Report.

In addition to this audit and the continuous monitoring of prior year performance audit recommendations, the Office of the Auditor General is also undertaking performance audits of OilCo Newfoundland and Labrador, crown lands, the Medical Care Program, the operations of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, housing supply management, expenditures of members of the House of Assembly, as well as Memorial University’s facilities management.

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“I am pleased with the constructive discussions I had with the Public Accounts Committee and thank them for their time. Recommendations are a critical part of audit reports and it is important for the departments and entities to fully implement or otherwise resolve our recommendations. As a result of recommendations not being fully implemented, risks remain, or further risks may be created. Given there are numerous outstanding recommendations, resolving them is an important process and I thank the Committee for their support in looking into matters related to personal care homes and long-term care.”

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