Consultant specialist in geriatric medicine Professor Joseph Ibrahim fronted the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety earlier this month.

In a confronting 40-minute appearance, he questioned what residential aged care had become in Australia, describing it as little more than a warehouse, stripping those nearing the end of their lives of human dignity.

Below is an edited version of his evidence.

“Residential aged care is a place where older people should be able to go and enjoy their life.