Poor 78 year old Henry deplores aged care in Australia

Residential aged care 

The facilities that care  appear to be in a minority. Most facility operators appear not to give a rats, beyond taking as much money as possible for the barest amount of care.

Too many of these care homes seem to be about making money and turning profits. The thought of being a victim held captive in one of these places does not bear thinking about. Finishing up in a decent and caring place is about accident rather than pre-planning and management. 

1 thought on “Poor 78 year old Henry deplores aged care in Australia

  1. I used to be a caregiver to a gentleman who lived in one of these places. He was in good shape, and his family lived in the same town, but they decided to place him in the facility anyway. It wasn’t bad, but in the 5 +/- years I saw him there, I noticed a distinct decline in quality of the service. The meals became markedly subpar, they stopped having live entertainment a few times a month (eg, choruses, music, etc), they had high staff turnover…etc. It became a dreary, depressing place. Couldn’t imagine how I’d feel with my family only a few miles away.

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