I think it’s pretty clear it’s not working, and hasn’t been for a long time.
What’s more, it’s not just failing the poor and marginalised. My great aunt and uncle are in a very expensive nursing home that was carefully selected by their son (who works in aged care management himself). Right now it has half a dozen resident cases and more amongst the staff.
I’d be terrified of going into aged care right now, even if I could afford the best care going. The system clearly needs a complete rethink and I wouldn’t even know where to start.
Hopefully the Royal Commission comes out with something, but I wonder if anything short of a complete mainstream cultural shift will solve things. Maybe the whole western idea that children can outsource assisted living for aged relatives is flawed.
What’s more, it’s not just failing the poor and marginalised. My great aunt and uncle are in a very expensive nursing home that was carefully selected by their son (who works in aged care management himself). Right now it has half a dozen resident cases and more amongst the staff.
I’d be terrified of going into aged care right now, even if I could afford the best care going. The system clearly needs a complete rethink and I wouldn’t even know where to start.
Hopefully the Royal Commission comes out with something, but I wonder if anything short of a complete mainstream cultural shift will solve things. Maybe the whole western idea that children can outsource assisted living for aged relatives is flawed.
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