More than 500 Aged Care Patients in Queensland Hospital Beds - How Many Nationally?

More than 500 aged care patients in Queensland hospital beds - how many nationally?

Queensland's Health Minister, Tim Nicholls, has demanded the Federal Government invest more in building aged care beds in the state, after data revealed there were 783 older patients in its hospitals ready to be discharged, with more than 500 waiting for residential aged care. Tim Nicholls Queensland's Health Minister Long-stay patients waiting for an aged care bed are costing the State Government $443 million annually.  “One of the things we c…

Qld’s older people neglected, isolated and drained of finances – Inquiry - Aged Care Insite

Queensland’s elderly residents are suffering psychological and financial abuse and manipulation – often at the hands of close family members or care facilities in positions of trust and power. An ongoing statewide inquiry into elder abuse by the Queensland Parliament’s Education, Arts and Communities Committee has unearthed harrowing stories of facilities neglecting open wounds and family members withholding access to grandchildren or isolating …