Royal Commission into aged care a ‘damning report’

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells says the Royal Commission into the aged care sector was a “damning report”. 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. “For the benefit of those opposite, that dynamic cast of characters who have regaled us all a nemesis – across 4.5 hour of ruminating never one passed the subject of the aged care crisis on their watch,” she said during Question Time on Tuesday. “I would distill that report down to just one word and that word was neglect. “The Albanese government however, understands that the best investment we can make to lift the standard of aged care in Australia is an investment in aged care workers.”