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The appalling state of some aged care nursing homes in Australia

Recently, media has highlighted some cases involving maltreatment of nursing home residents. This has sent shockwaves through the social circles, and bought to fore the appalling state of aged care nursing services in Australia.

Author: Kankinya Agedcare
Date: Jul 31, 2013 - 1:20:39 AM

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Recently, media has highlighted some cases involving maltreatment of nursing home residents. This has sent shockwaves through the social circles, and bought to fore the appalling state of aged care nursing services in Australia. In the media statement, some nursing home residents and their relatives have described the pathetic condition of certain nursing homes. A resident even compared the condition in the aged care facility to a Nazi concentration camp. As per the media reports, the residents are left unattended for a long time and are not provided adequate care by the nursing staff.

The biggest cause of this pathetic state of affairs in these aged care nursing homes is the lack of trained and qualified staff. With the limited number of nurses on duty, the residents keep longing for their attention, and the over stressed and over worked nurses are not able to perform their duties effectively.

There have been reports of cases where residents were not provided timely and adequate medical care. This shows the lack of empathy and sheer negligence on the part of aged care nursing home management. It is their duty to create systems and processes whereby adequate care is provided to each and every resident of the aged care facility. No reason and no excuse can justify the maltreatment meted out to the residents.

With the spurt in such cases, the onus has come on the relatives of the elderly to choose the aged care nursing facility wisely. Not all aged care nursing homes Canberra have equal service standards. They vary widely in terms of the quality of amenities and care they offer to their residents. So, it is important that adequate research is carried out before choosing a nursing home for the elderly, because this one decision will decide the lifestyle that your beloved will have in the coming years.

Kankinya is a reputed aged care nursing home Canberra, which is dedicated to offering best in class aged care nursing and Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care. They treat their residents with respect and make all possible efforts to ensure that they lead a happy and healthy life. You can visit the state of the art facility to see what makes them different from the other aged care nursing homes.

Kankinya is a residential aged care facility for dementia & alzheimer’s patients with 80 beds in Canberra, Australia. Our respite care nursing home in ACT for elderly people also provides aged care assessment service. Registered nursing staff are available for 24 hours.

To know more please visit us at: http://www.kankinya.com.au

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