{"id":3287,"date":"2024-07-04T08:08:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3287"},"modified":"2024-07-04T08:09:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:09:11","slug":"resident-abuse-awareness-in-retirement-living-not-enough-age-discrimination-commissioner-robert-fitzgerald-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/resident-abuse-awareness-in-retirement-living-not-enough-age-discrimination-commissioner-robert-fitzgerald-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident abuse awareness in retirement living not enough: Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3287\" class=\"elementor elementor-3287\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce43cbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce43cbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4e2ef1\" data-id=\"b4e2ef1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a4810 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18a4810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>T<strong>he Retirement Living Council has been put on notice it must introduce new nationwide strategies to better identify and respond to resident abuse.<\/strong><\/p><p>The Age Discrimination Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM, who spoke at the National Retirement Living Summit, said elder abuse affects one in six older Australians, including those living in retirement villages. The abuse can take many forms, including neglect, financial exploitation, physical violence, and psychological abuse. According to a 2023 study by the NSW Retirement Villages Residents Association, the most common form of abuse in villages is resident-on-resident.<\/p><p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweeklysource.com.au\/in-the-headlines\/its-horrific-out-there-resident-on-resident-abuse-on-the-rise-in-retirement-villages\"><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s horrific out there\u201d: resident on resident abuse on the rise in retirement villages<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Retirement Village Elder Abuse Prevention Strategies are currently mandated in New South Wales, requiring operators to develop and implement strategies that support staff and residents. Commissioner Fitzgerald believes all states and territories need to follow suit.<\/p><p>\u201cElder abuse is highly prevalent and has no place in our society, let alone in retirement villages. Operators have a responsibility to prevent it,\u201d he said.<\/p><p>\u201cRetirement villages are an important sector in our society that can help foster a sense of community and wellbeing for the more than 250,000 older Australians who reside in them. It is therefore an imperative that operators create clear and robust strategies to ensure its residents feel safe, live with dignity, and can access services and information that supports their safety and wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Retirement Living Council has been put on notice it must introduce new nationwide strategies to better identify and respond to resident abuse. 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