The for profit nursing home industry continues to surprise and delight. Turns out, the average daily food spend for residents in aged care homes is $6.08 - less than that spent on prisoners. That's $6.08 per day for all meals, beverages and snacks. And this is the average. That would mean many homes are spending less - leading to horrific situations like the reports of maggots and rodents in food preparation areas at nursing homes. Even when things are clean, six bucks a day isn't enough to feed a person - so it's no wonder 50% of nursing home residents are malnourished.
It's time to nationalise the residential aged care industry.
The Mandarin
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