Abuse/poor care, Many elderly clueless about how to complain or fearful: National Seniors

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Updated October 23 2018 - 2:23pm, first published October 3 2018 - 12:00am
CLUELESS: Many older Australians are afraid of complaining about age care or don't know how to complain.   Photo:       Shutterstock
CLUELESS: Many older Australians are afraid of complaining about age care or don't know how to complain. Photo: Shutterstock

MANY older Australians don’t know how to complain about their treatment in aged care and others won’t complain because they fear retribution, alarming new research commissioned by a leading seniors’ advocacy organisation has revealed.

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

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