Royal commission hears of red tape, lack of funding and cultural insensitivity creating barriers to care for elderly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Elderly Torres Strait Islanders are having to rely on family members to bring them freshly caught fish prepared from home because bureaucratic red tape is stopping traditional Indigenous foods from being served in nursing homes.
The aged care royal commission has travelled to Broome this week to hear evidence about the barriers and challenges to providing services for Indigenous Australians.
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