So much for Scott Morrison's 'Christian values', what a sick joke that is!
As if what Morrison's regime has done to asylum seekers, to the young unemployed, to vulnerable women such as those in his armed forces and to those overseas displaced by Coalition backed wars and by Coalition climate change denial and negligence isn't enough; now we're learning about what's happening to vulnerable elderly citizens on Morrison's watch.
We're gaining insights about atrocities being committed against vulnerable elderly Australians despite Morrison's relentless, despotic, anti-democratic censorship of our media, supercharged by the hundreds of additional 'social media experts' [ie. trolls] employed by the Coalition since early in 2014.
"The Aged Care Royal Commission hears recommendations are ignored and elderly at risk""... There was a star witness at the Aged Care Royal Commission last week.
In explosive evidence, he told of regulators who pay "lip service" to the welfare of the elderly but are so desensitised to poor care they allow bad nursing homes to stay open.
He attacked the Government's constant "consultation" on policy and the influence of the $22 billion aged care industry while families and advocates remain weak.
His [Professor Ron Paterson] recommendations for tougher regulation and greater transparency appear to have not been implemented. They join the other 70 government and industry reviews into the sector over the past decade. …"
In short, he summed up what he saw as a broken regulatory system putting the elderly at grave risk. …"
"... While the Morrison Government may have changed the title, it appears the regulator's staff and the attitude of the past 20 years have remained the same. …"
"... While more and more nursing homes are found not to be meeting basic standards of safety and quality, the Commission keeps extending a lifeline to allow them to operate.
"... Yet the Department is just following policy devised by the Government.
"... Which is why Professor Ron Paterson couldn't contain himself when asked about his recommendation that Australia adopt a transparent system like that in the UK and US where complaints and investigations are made available to the public.
That would allow families to make an educated decision about where to put their loved ones. The industry is dead against it.
It seems the Government is too. …"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-11/aged-care-commission-hears-recommendations-ignored/11400026
