Ada Brown was 83 years old when she alleged she was sexually assaulted and her Perth aged care home tried to sweep it under the rug. Now, shocking new national data shows her trauma was far from an isolated incident.
The proud farming wife, mother and grandmother had declined in health after the death of her husband in 2000 and her family reluctantly moved her into a much-vetted care home near family in Port Kennedy, a suburb about 45 minutes south of Perth city.
in Perth, aged 71, 84 and 93. He is currently being held on remand at Casuarina Prison in Perth’s south-east, and will appear in court in May. Last year, Barrett worked with the Older Person’s Advocacy Network and Older Women’s Network New South Wales on a collaborative project called Ready to Listen, with the aim of building the skills and capacity to better respond to and prevent these assaults.
A spokesperson for the Commission said that across Australia it was also undertaking “qualitative research” by analysing incidents of this type “to provide insights into strategies to reduce and prevent these incidents occurring in aged care, including identifying areas for improvement in provider practice”.
In Ada’s case, though local police were brought in to investigate the incident, no one was ever prosecuted or identified as the perpetrator.Tonia said police told her they couldn’t do much if her mother-in-law couldn’t remember when it happened or where, or who did it, but Tonia could tell by the change in Ada’s demeanour and bodily functioning that something seriously frightening had happened to her.
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