Retirement Village Royal Commission Called For

A Melbourne Age newspaper editorial called for retirement villages to be included in the royal commission into aged care.

Aged care royal commission needs to include retirement villages

"As The Age has said for years and demonstrated with many shocking stories, the aged care sector requires radical reform. Numerous inquiries have reached similar conclusions.

The brief needs to extend beyond what was announced by Mr Morrison. He neglected to mention retirement villages – a glaring and unacceptable omission. Such villages form a multibillion-dollar sector also plagued by many instances of poor treatment of the elderly and financial scandal. Evidence should not be shackled by federal/state sensitivities."


The full story can be read here - https://www.theage.com.au/national/aged-care-royal-commission-needs-to-include-retirement-villages-20180917-p504cj.html