Want to improve care in nursing homes? Mandate minimum staffing levels
- Written by Julie Henderson, Research Associate, Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University
Around 60% of aged care residents require more than four hours of care per day.Shutterstock
The Royal Commission into aged care has begun its 18-month investigation into the quality and safety of Australia’s residential aged-care system.
Topping the list of priorities is to uncover substandard care, mistreatment and abuse, and to identify the...
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