Australia’s aged care providers accused of playing down incidents of ‘unreasonable force’
by Henry Belot from World news | The Guardian on (#6BBN7)
More than 7,000 such cases reported over quarter, the most in two years, and nearly one out of 10 involved staff
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Aged care providers have reported the highest number of instances of unreasonable force" in a quarter since records began two years ago, with the sector facing accusations that they have downplayed the harm caused.
Providers reported 7,663 instances of unreasonable force" in the last three months of 2022, the highest quarterly figure since records began in April 2021.
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