In a new series, the 2010 Senior Australian of the Year and TV presenter takes her skills into a Perth aged care home to improve the lives of residents.
Along with many Australians, Maggie Beer was shocked and dismayed by the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Its final report, published in 2021, revealed, among other problems afflicting the sector, that 68 per cent of those living in residential aged care – now about 200,000 people – are either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.
Drawing on a wardrobe of colourful linen dresses enlivened by an array of dangly earrings, 2010’s Senior Australian of the Year assembled a specialist team to work with her on the project, including a dietitian, a nurse, a speech pathologist and an occupational therapist, as well as consultants to help guide changes in the organisation.
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