CV and mad panic behaviour

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My daughter did some part time nursing in the aged care system for the extra dough and was horrified at the treatment of residents and the lack of care provided.
Staff knocking off the pain meds and food, patients left with bed sores that were infected. No wonder CoVid went through aged care homes, the residents wouldn't have a chance unless they were taken to hospital. With visitors banned and no checks being done on the lack of care it was the perfect storm for many deaths and to have the easy out of blaming it on CoVid. The aged care system in Australia is a national disgrace that no politician from either side wants to tackle as they need the private operators to make it work but can't over regulate them so the care is poor.Its not about what care they provide it's about what they can get away with in terms of saving money...

I suspect it would be a bit like schools.
Good ones and bad ones.
And sadly sometimes you get what you can afford to pay.
My wife has also done some work in a couple of homes and has had some good experiences, but also mentioned a bit of a gap between the professionalism of some of the workers.

There seems to be a fair bit of scrutiny in terms of standards and accreditations but like other similar situations you can dress the place up for a couple of days if you know the 'inspector' is coming. If there are standards you don't meet there is usually a follow up where you get to correct it.

One of the big issues is availability of trained staff.
And that's not always because the big providers have their eye on the balance sheet.
It's not a go-to profession just at the moment especially in the wake of the pandemic.
It's something that needs to be addressed, especially in the area of registered nurses.
I think that's one of the priorities for Government that is being rectified.
But it's a case of people actually wanting to do the job.

It takes a special kind of person who gets career satisfacton out of feeding, washing and toileting old folks, especially those with dementia who are often resistant or physically aggressive.