'Something is wrong at the top': how Bupa's aged care homes hit rock bottom

More than a third of Bupa’s Australian facilities are a ‘serious risk’ to residents – a worse record than any other provider. Family members speak out about a culture of cost-cutting and neglect

When a tropical fish tank disappeared and guide dog puppies stopped visiting a Bupa nursing home on New South Wales’s north coast, elderly residents were inconsolable.

Amid horror stories of maggots growing in wounds, malnourishment, neglect, medication mismanagement, assault and sex abuse incidents at some of Bupa’s 73 aged care homes, the abrupt end to pet time may seem trivial.

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