A report by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission into abuse and neglect in aged care, expected late last year, has not been released as staff discuss a “strategic narrative” for the information it contains: “They are massaging the data.”
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Australia says it needs more aged care beds, but what if new providers cannot even get through the front door? A Rockpool CEO has revealed a funding and licensing catch-22 that could be shutting new players out of the market.
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Bullying is usually associated with the school yard – but the problem is also often present among seniors, in particular in nursing homes where elderly people are living together. All around the world, there is a growing awareness of the destructive power of bullying behaviour, especially in the age of internet bullying which can be hard for young people...
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