Elder Abuse Awareness Programs

Older People are at Risk, are you taking enough Precaution ?

Elder Abuse Learn about elder abuse, including physical, emotional, and financial abuse. Identify signs of abuse, neglect, healthcare fraud, and how to get help.

NO aged care nursing staff should have to "suck it up". 😡This is a reflection of how broken our system is.
We need to provide safe, quality care for our elderly and so we aren't run off our feet. www.qnmu.org.au/RatiosForAgedCare

News clip as published in Hobart Mercury (Letters)

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Did you know that only 1 in 14 incidents of elder abuse are ever reported to authorities?

Take a stand and pledge to always report elder abuse or mistreatment!

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Boss of care home suspended after elderly man taunted in videos The resident was teased, emotionally abused and photographed after being handed a s*x toy

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Australia to introduce rules about sedating or restraining nursing home residents Aged care minister says he was disturbed by footage of men being chemically and physically restrained

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Video reveals an elderly man tied to a chair in a nursing home Video and photos obtained by the ABC show a dementia patient tied to his chair in a Sydney nursing home.

Growing number of older Australians are on a waiting list for home care Federally subsidised home care packages help older people stay in their homes longer, but for almost 127,000 Australians their help is yet to arrive.