Older Australians are being turned away by aged care providers – read this story and you will understand why.

Monique Pockran is an expert in navigating aged care systems; she had to resort to calling provider CEOs directly and begging for help for her father who became stranded in a public hospital for five months in need of an aged care bed.

Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease eight years ago, Monique’s father Chris – now 80 – had continued to live independently until the disease progressed and it became challenging for her mother, who had her own health issues, to keep supporting her father.