John,

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.  

Tell the Morrison Government to fix aged care.

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. 

1. Minimum staffing levels in residential aged care
   
2. Reduce the home care package waiting list so more people can stay in their homes for longer
   
3. Ensure transparency and accountability of funding to support high quality care
   
4. Independent measurement and public reporting as recommended by the Royal Commission this week 
5. Ensure every residential aged care facility has adequate personal protective equipment 
6. Better training for staff, including on infection control
7. A better surge workforce strategy
   
8. 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

Will you help us call on the Government to fix aged care?

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.
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