By Benedict Sheehy, University of Canberra. British health-care conglomerate Bupa runs more nursing homes in Australia than anyone else. We now know its record in meeting basic standards of care is also worse than any other provider. This is more than a now familiar story of a corporation putting profits or shareholders before customers. It is...
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A recurring theme that has been brought to light in the recent Royal Commission Community Forums around the country, was that a large portion of aged care staff feel as though current conditions do not allow them to do their job properly. Day-after-day, those in attendance heard aged care professionals stand up in front of...
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The royal commission special report makes six recommendations, among them, a requirement that the Australian Government report to the Australian Parliament no later than 1 December 2020 on the progress of their implementation. The report identifies four areas for immediate action to support the aged care sector.
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