Inquiries and reports into the state of aged care in Australia have often either not been acted on, or not acted on fully or quickly, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has heard.The commission heard successive Australian governments have shown a lack of willingness to commit to changes recommended by numerous inquiries
"Where there have been responses, in some cases they've come months or even years after the relevant review," he said. Mr Gray said the people at the heart of the system — those receiving care, the aged care workforce and the close supporters of those receiving care — needed to be heard.Sinikka Heikkila from Tasmania saw her parents' health decline after they were each diagnosed with dementia.
During Thursday's hearing, it was revealed 50 people in residential aged care in Australia were sexually assaulted each week.
Scott Morrison clearly your elderly family are not in the average aged care system, you should be ashamed. Stop making millionaires out of the owners from spending $6 per resident per day. ScottMorrisonMP JoshFrydenberg AlboMP theage smh canberratimes smh theheraldsun
Why do we need a royal commission if it does nothing to fix any problems?
So federal government stooges at ABC wanting to dilute the issue by implying state level failure?
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