Registered nurse Jocelyn Hofman starts crying when she describes what it is like to work in aged care.Calls for federal government to fund mandated nursing ratios"It upsets me because I have dedicated my life to aged care but my work is being devalued," she says.
Aged care nurse Jocely Hofman says nothing has changed in the sector since the Aged Care Royal Commission. But the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation is concerned the government won't fund the commission's recommendedShe says any new funding must be transparent and targeted at staffing. Ms Woodfield says without dedicated aged care staff working extra hours unpaid, residents would not even get basic care.
We need to reimagine aged care within a public setting. Aged care can be a valued service, progressive, integrated to communities. Instead, we sell our old peoples bodies to private industry and let their minds drift away.
My mother in law was told they were too busy to shower her and wash her hair. 4 days.