Elder Abuse in Aged Care with Alison Mortimer
DISCLAIMER: This video contains sensitive information and the mention of elderly abuse. Viewer discretion is advised.
"Not everybody gets to the end and stands back up."
This was the struggle that Alison Mortimer endured when detailing the events surrounding her uncle's traumatic abuse in the aged care system for her book, "Hollow Hearts: Mac, Dorothy and Me'. A Senior Manager in Local Government, she is passionate about eliminating elder abuse in nursing homes, especially after the traumatic experience her uncle Mac went through. According to the Office of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, approximately 39.2% of people living in Australian aged care facilities experience neglect, emotional abuse, or physical abuse. Through her book, she challenged the status quo that exists in Australian aged care facilities and the lack of discussion around this topic.
Alison sat down with Dai Le to discuss Hollow Hearts, her struggles with mental health, and the effectiveness of writing on the floor.
Find out more about Alison and Hollow Hearts here: http://www.arkhousepress.com/hollow-h...
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Hollow Hearts
07:24 Sharing her uncle's story
10:51 Journey to becoming an author
11:45 Lessons from researching aged care
17:19 Difficulties in publishing
20:04 Encountering mental health problems
23:05 Men suffering mental illness
27:25 Transcendental Meditation
29:30 Mental burnout
31:40 Mac's story
33:30 Lack of safety in Aged Care
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