... nursing home residents are routinely under-nourished, and fail to meet required standards on most dietary measures ...”
 Opinions: Productivity Commission's Draft ReportRead what consumer advocates and medical experts are saying about the draft report:
... I have gone into a number of frail aged facilities and seen so many residents who are malnourished or teetering on the edge of malnutrition ... ” ... many people are shocked to learn there are no staff/resident ratios (or minimum care hours) for residents in Australian aged care facilities ... ” The Column
Locking up old people, throwing away the key 10 May 2012 There are three groups of people whom are regularly incarcerated in this world. We lock up people convicted of criminal acts; people who have mental health issues and are assessed as being a threat to themselves or to others and old people who live with dementia – for their own safety. In the first two instances, there are protective processes and procedures in place. Individuals can take...... >> read more
... My elderly mother who has dementia has been in a nursing home for a number of years. Over this time I have needed to be constantly vigil to ensure that she gets the correct care and good nutrition. On two occasions I have prevented her from dying of drug toxicity. The professional staff were incapable of observing this and acting appropriately ... ” Legal Issues Column
ACFI Funding - where does the money go? 18 April 2012 Recently, the Minister for Ageing was reported in the media (15 April 2012) to comment about a multi-billion-dollar cost blowout in the aged care system. The Minister was referring to a report to the effect that there were unusual claiming...... >> read more
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