When Noleen Hausler revealed her late father has been physically assaulted at the nursing home where he lived, management at the home not only failed to deal with her complaint appropriately, they threatened and lied to her. At Monday’s Perth hearing, the royal commission heard from Ms Hausler, and also members of staff from the nursing...
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What is professional autonomy? It means having the authority to make decisions and the freedom to act in accordance with one’s professional knowledge base. Something that most nurses understand in their careers. No matter what kind of aged care facility a nurse works in, they have a responsibility to offer high quality care and maintain...
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The situation in aged care affects us all. They are our parents and grandparents, people who looked after us and loved us, but now many of them — especially those in need of high care — are left unfed, unwashed and even in soiled nappies for hours… all because there aren’t enough aged care staff....
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