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Improvements to the aged care sector have become a focus for policymakers in 2023 with various reforms being passed by Parliament. The requirement for a registered nurse to be on-site at all times in residential facilities commences this July, an Inspector General of Aged Care has been established to identify and address systemic issues, and we await the Report of the Capability Review of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
ACJ Chair, Dr Bryan Keon-Cohen AM KC says he welcomes the above reforms which seek to implement the Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care. However, he warns “As the sector faces new challenges such as workforce shortages, closures of residential facilities and ongoing reports of abuse, mistreatment, and neglect, it is evident there is a lot of work to do.”