Quality costs more. Very few aged care facilities deliver high quality care while also making a profit

  • Written by: Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University
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You don’t have to look to far to find examples of poor quality residential aged care. Most recently, residents have too often been un-vaccinated, frightened, isolated, and have died alone in aged care facilities during the pandemic.

It’s tempting to see poor quality as simply the result of extreme circumstances or bad actors...

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