Leaks reveal abuse in aged care

<p>If someone in an aged care facility is hurt or mistreated, there’s a system in place that’s supposed to make sure incidents are flagged and followed up.</p><p>But instead of reviewing all these cases, the regulator has been “bulk closing” them in the thousands, sometimes without even the most basic assessment.</p><p>Staff say this is leading to further neglect, abuse and even preventable death, as major risks go unnoticed.</p><p>Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on why the aged care regulator hasn’t been doing its job properly – and how peop...