Turning the Blowtorch on Australian Nursing Home Problem

Turning the Blowtorch on Australian Nursing Home Problem
Signage is seen at Arcare aged care facility in Maidstone on May 30, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
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By AAP
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At aged care homes across the country, an unfathomable problem is literally piling up with absorbent, single-use products needed to help residents who struggle with bladder and bowel control.

Aksh Bhola, who manages an Arcare facility at Knox in Melbourne’s east, says the volume of incontinence waste the centre produces is a constant challenge.