{"id":28926,"date":"2026-07-15T15:38:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/?page_id=28926"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:41:31","slug":"important-update-from-whiddon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/important-update-from-whiddon\/","title":{"rendered":"Important update from Whiddon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At Whiddon, we are committed to acting with honesty,\u00a0integrity\u00a0and transparency.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We can confirm that a former employee who worked at the aged care home now known as Whiddon Maclean Mareeba has been charged following an NSW Police investigation. The matter is now before the courts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We understand this news may be concerning for residents, families, employees and the broader Whiddon community, and we want to share the information we are able to provide at this time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The charges relate to the alleged sexual assault of a resident between November 2023 and February 2024. Based on the information currently available to us, we believe this to be an isolated incident. Importantly, there is no information to suggest any connection to other Whiddon homes,\u00a0residents\u00a0or employees across our network in NSW and Southeast Queensland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The alleged actions are completely contrary to Whiddon\u2019s values and to the standards of care,\u00a0dignity\u00a0and respect we expect for every resident. The safety,\u00a0wellbeing\u00a0and quality of care of our residents\u00a0remain\u00a0our highest priorities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the alleged incident is reported to have occurred before Whiddon\u00a0acquired\u00a0and\u00a0commenced\u00a0operating the Maclean Mareeba home, we have\u00a0commenced\u00a0our own review to ensure our safeguards, recruitment practices and procedures\u00a0remain\u00a0robust and continue to support the safety and wellbeing of residents.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whiddon maintains rigorous recruitment,\u00a0screening\u00a0and compliance processes, including mandatory police checks, background\u00a0screening\u00a0and ongoing workforce monitoring, to help uphold the highest standards of care and safety.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are deeply concerned by these allegations and remain unwavering in our commitment to providing safe,\u00a0respectful\u00a0and high-quality care for every resident.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We thank our residents,\u00a0families\u00a0and communities for their continued trust. If you have any questions or concerns,\u00a0contact us on <strong>1300 738 388<\/strong> or\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:hello@whiddon.com.au\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">hello@whiddon.com.au<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Whiddon, we are committed to acting with honesty,\u00a0integrity\u00a0and transparency.\u00a0 We can confirm that a former employee who worked at the aged care home now known as Whiddon Maclean Mareeba has been charged following an NSW Police investigation. The matter is now before the courts.\u00a0 We understand this news may be concerning for residents, families, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28926","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28926"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28929,"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28926\/revisions\/28929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}