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Ratios for Aged Care - Make Them Law Now

9/7/2018

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Australia's elderly die in care with no laws to protect them

​From an article from the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation

Over the last 13 years, chronic understaffing has seen a 400% increase in preventable deaths of elderly Australians in aged care with hundreds dying from falls, choking and suicide. 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.

​Hard-pressed nurses and care staff do the best they can in impossible circumstances, but they are run off their feet and can’t provide the care they want to. And while our nurses and care staff struggle because there is simply not enough of them, last year*, owners of Aged Care facilities racked up over $1 billion in profits while cutting staff... click below to read full story
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http://anmf.org.au/campaign/entry/ratios-for-aged-care

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