Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Our commitment to build a skilled aged-care workforce is having a real, tangible effect on the ground. In the past year, there has been a reduction in the number of pressure injuries, significant unplanned weight loss, falls and polypharmacy in the use of antipsychotics, and in the use of physical restraints in aged care. We're also seeing improvements in the star ratings data, with fewer one- and two-star ratings and more four- and five-star ratings. That's what 24/7 nursing has always been about—building trust, fewer falls, fewer injuries, fewer avoidable hospital admissions and more older people feeling safe and respected in aged care.

Before the election, older Australians were scared about the prospect of going into an aged-care home, with the royal commission exposing the shocking tale of neglect that happened on the watch of those opposite. Now, in the response to the reforms of this government, trust and confidence in the sector is growing.