Experts say aged care royal commission's Covid review does not address wider problems

Advocates criticise the industry's very inhumane response' to the pandemic and say families feel disempowered

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Aged care experts and advocates say they feel let down by a much-anticipated royal commission review into the sector's handling of the pandemic.

A special report released on Thursday afternoon said the federal government's efforts to prepare the sector were insufficient" in some respects, but the commission also emphasised it was not the time for blame".