Elderly women force-fed, slapped by worker suspended three times, royal commission hears

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A personal care worker who was suspended three times for abusing elderly women at a Melbourne aged care home quit before he could be fired, the royal commission hears.

A worker who mistreated six elderly residents — including hosing one down with cold water and force-feeding another a hot meal — was suspended three times but allowed to continue working after he passed an abuse questionnaire.

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety today heard the man"shouted", threatened to take her walker,"hit her on the side of the face" and"stomp[ed] on [her] personal clothes". She said it was not good enough for the personal care assistant to keep working at the facility and she wanted him sacked but wrote:"I suppose it will be like the Catholic priests who are moved on to offend elsewhere."

However, in a"statement of service" for future employers there was no mention of any of the incidents of abuse and mistreatment.

 

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Sh*t. It’s horrible, how can it happen without charging the worker?

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