COVID-19 has exposed Australia's aged care sector's flaws, royal commission hears

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COVID-19 has exposed Australia's aged care sector's flaws, royal commission hears | juliepower

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The death rate in Australian residential aged care for coronavirus is among the highest in the world, counsel assisting the aged care royal commission Paul Bolster said in his opening remarks in the three days of hearings on the impact of the pandemic on aged care."It is the system operating as it was designed to operate. We should not be surprised at the results".

He said it had "starkly exposed all of the flaws of the aged care sector which have been highlighted during this royal commission". "For instance, the requirement for one registered nurse to be on duty in a home at all times was removed in 1998. As Professor Kathy Eagar, professor of health services research at the Wollongong University, has been quoted as saying, most people would be surprised to know that you don't have to have a nurse on the staff to run a nursing home," he said.

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juliepower Flaws! Understatement or what! Hundreds of elderly are dying because scottmorrison has not done anything to protect them auspol COVID19Aus

juliepower it has been bloody obvious for 2 decades with Thatcherite wind sweeping d gov Aged care is very costly subsidy was cut while operators r trying to cut cost 90% pension goes to aged care Only a big pandemic expose the FRAUD

juliepower Mum was in Opal, and Head Office literally has a travelling 'circus' of lifestyle coordinators, carers, etc. that come into nursing homes a few weeks before accreditation, then leave!!! Absolute JOKE. Chronically understaffed the rest of the time. Complaints fell on deaf ears.

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