A year after the Aged Care Royal Commission, the government accused of not doing enough

A year on after the Royal Commission into Aged Care released its 148 recommendations for sweeping changes of the industry, nursing groups say not enough has been done to implement them.

Source: SBS

This week protesters in Victoria demanded the federal government take action on low wages, poor work conditions and severe under-staffing, issues they say are still leaving workers and patients compromised. In its final report the Royal Commission was scathing of the sector and its inability to meet the needs of elderly residents, with a significant evidence of neglect and Inadequate patient-to-roster ratios highlighted as a major issues at the time.