‘Too slow, too little and too confused’: How we failed aged care residents
Professor Joseph Ibrahim says all nursing home residents with COVID-19 should be in hospital
More than 200 nursing home residents have died of COVID-19.
And with more than 1000 active cases in aged care facilities, the death toll is expected to rise dramatically.
On Wednesday, Professor Joseph Ibrahim fronted the Royal Commission into Aged Care .
Here, the Melbourne geriatrician explains how a ‘foreseeable’ tragedy got out of Australia’s control.
