1/6 Senator Gibbs was a strong advocate for the vulnerable and disadvantaged. She realised what was going to happen in aged care and spoke out strongly when the 1997 Aged Care Bill was introduced parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/searc… #agedcareRC
2/6 Gibbs gave a telling & prophetic speech in parliament in which she aptly referred to George Orwell’s book '1984' as she described the way the words 'nursing care' had disappeared from the discourse about aged care parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/searc… #agedcareRC
3/6 Prophetically Gibbs spoke of "managers with no nursing experience. No longer do nursing homes have to employ a qualified director of nursing who will ensure that professional standards are met" parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/searc… #agedcareRC
4/6 Gibbs referred to "dramatically decreased guarantees of the level of care that residents will receive" in a system where there would "no longer be the checks and balances" #agedcareRC
5/6 Gibbs said "The new system will encourage proprietors to maximise their profits by deskilling their work force & subsequently downgrading the level of care to residents" & "govt captured by the private nursing home owners lobby" #agedcareRC
6/6 Gibbs was describing a system where those who make policy, those who make decisions and those who manage care, not only lack the information needed but have no practical experience in the provision of care. She was describing 2019. #agedcareRC
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