In England, each home is given a rating against five questions: is it safe, is it effective, is it responsive, it is caring and is it well led?
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Some family members of aged care residents have resorted to hidden cameras to detect abuse and protect loved ones. But it’s legally murky and erodes the privacy of the resident, staff and visitors.
Better aged care will only come when we as a society stop marginalising older people and start recognising the needs of their carers.
Large institutions for people with disability and mental illness were once commonplace. These have now been replaced with smaller community-based services. With aged care, we’re doing the opposite.
Four Corners this week revealed understaffing and poor staff training in aged care. These issues have also been found in previous reviews into aged care.
Older people living in residential aged care often have few friends, no meaningful interactions and feel socially isolated. Most people are depressed and some may no longer wish to live.
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Nursing Aged Care (Dementia), University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Dementia Care, University of Tasmania
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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe University
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Researcher, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Health Economics, Monash University
