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To rebuild trust, aged care system need serious overhaul
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March 3, 2021 â 12.01am
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AGED CARE
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safetyâs report has shone a harsh spotlight on aged care in Australia and exposed uncomfortable truths about how we, as a country, value and care for older people (ââStep upâ on aged care fixâ,
The Age, 2/3). Yet this is nothing new, more than 20 previous reviews into the aged care sector have revealed similar shortcomings. We need to establish public trust in the aged care system and this will be driven by the governmentâs response. So far, the response has largely focused on increased regulation of the sector. To regain trust, we need transformational change, enabling front-line staff to transform the