Aged Care Advocates Push for Criminal Penalties, Workforce Reforms

Adovocates argued that the current aged care bill will maintain the status quo unless sweeping changes are made.

An elderly woman looks at books on a shelf in a library in Albany, Western Australia, on April 22, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Testimony before the Senate Committee on Aged Care Reform have exposed deficiencies in Australia’s aged care system.

Leanne Groombridge, CEO of Advocacy Tasmania, alongside witnesses Helen and Susan—who have lived the experience—painted a stark picture of inadequate penalties, untrained staff, and systemic failures that leave residents without a voice.