A 31 August 2020 email Opposition Leader and Labor MP for Anthony Albanese is sending out:
Tell
the Morrison Government to fix aged care
Neglect.
That’s the legacy of the Morrison Government when it comes to aged
care.
People
with open sores left unattended. A woman with ants crawling from her
open wounds. Aged care residents left hungry, alone in their rooms.
Our
most vulnerable Australians are dying without their family by their
sides.
You’d
think the Government’s response would be to take responsibility?
You’d
think the Minister would stick around to answer questions?
But
no.
All
we see from the Morrison Government is running away, passing the
buck, and refusing interviews.
The
Morrison Government has no plan to fix the aged care system.
But
we do. We want the Government to take these eight steps.
- Minimum staffing levels in residential aged care
- Reduce the home care package waiting list so more people can stay in their homes for longer
- Ensure transparency and accountability of funding to support high quality care
- Independent measurement and public reporting as recommended by the Royal Commission this week
- Ensure every residential aged care facility has adequate personal protective equipment
- Better training for staff, including on infection control
- A better surge workforce strategy
- Provide additional resources so the Aged Care Royal Commission can inquire specifically into COVID-19 across the sector while not impacting or delaying the handing down of the final report
The
problems in aged care were around long before the coronavirus. The
pandemic has been like an x-ray. It’s shown us what was broken.
Older
Australians built this country – and they deserve so much
better than this.
Thanks
and stay safe,
Anthony
Albanese
Australian Labor Party
Authorised by P. Erickson, ALP, Canberra.
Australian Labor Party
Authorised by P. Erickson, ALP, Canberra.
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