I think it's important we don't lose sight of the very real issues with aged care, we don't need to misrepresent individual meals etc to prove there are problems.

I've only read the executive summary and the recommendations of the Royal Commission into aged care, but it details some horrific conditions and the time and money has been spent in identifying what needs to happen to improve them.

I don't mean to just target you Bobby, but I would recommend you stop googling photos of food at aged care and read that report.

There is a lot to be concerned about.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2022 at 2:59pm:


My father had a special mattress that rippled all the time in order to prevent bed sores.

An alternating pressure air mattress (?)

Was pretty cool.

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2022 at 3:20pm:



Obviously not very well -
what could be worse that that crap?

dog turds and cats piss?

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2022 at 3:32pm:



You're welcome to it - here you go:




https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-17/food-in-aged-care/10212880?nw=0&r=HtmlFra...

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2022 at 3:57pm:



I post the truth without fear or permission.

There are those like you who would like to shoot the messenger.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2022 at 3:59pm:


Unless you or someone you know are in the aged care residency, you have little to do with some hearsay accusations. If you are living in aged care, you have the right to the complaints process through the Age Care Act of 1997:

Quote:


Source: https://www.agedcarequality.gov.au/making-complaint/complaints-process

There is not much point for an outsider to the aged care system blathering about what they think is going on at a facility. I did one day at the facility. And even though I was an assistant for one 8-hour shift, I saw not one resident complain about the meals that they were provided at breakfast and lunch. I was gone by 3pm that day. Now, at worst, I could only guess that a complaint about the food would be that the meals are not cooked or it went cold whilst they chatted to their neighbour in the meal room. However, if the meals were genuinely substandard, it is not reasonable to think that 50 to 100 residents would not raise a complaint to the staff. And it would not be reasonable to think that a family member or friend that visits the facility would not raise concerns about the quality of food.

I was with a couple of AINs at the residence I was helping assist. The two ladies told me that they had developed a rapport with the residents at the care facility. And even the AINs body language showed me that they treated the residents like they were their own family. I would not accuse the AINs of treating the residents below acceptable standards -- not by a long shot.

If... it... is... that... bad... for the food/meals, they can organise to change the menu. Never have a certain meal again. You are confusing a resident's inability to eat an entire meal with someone who is refusing to eat an entire meal because of what you are alleging is a poor quality meal.

Supervisors, staff, residents, and visitors. These people have the ability to make their own assessments and bring up the issue of needing better quality food for the residents. But, ultimately, the residents are the ones eating the meals. If they want something different, they can raise the concerns to the staff.

Jim Lahey wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2022 at 4:12pm:


Can I answer that?