Aged care Royal Commission report a ‘black and white description’ of Coalition’s ‘failure’

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells says the Royal Commission report into her sector was a “black and white description” of the Coalition’s “failure”. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was established in October, 2018, with the goal of assessing whether the services were meeting the needs of the community and how they could be improved. “In two weeks it will be the third anniversary of the Royal Commission into the Aged Care Quality and Safety’s final report,” Ms Wells said during Question Time on Thursday. “A report that described the aged care system under the Coalition’s lead as a shocking tale of neglect and one which was unkind and uncaring. “Among the many dark themes that were to emerge was that workers were systematically underpaid, and undervalued – that low wages and poor employment conditions meant that he sector struggled to attract and retain well-skilled people.”