I admit to not being very smart when it comes to big business. I know the reality of private enterprise. But I dont get how big companies owning residential aged care (RAC) facilities can have the gall to crow about big, no I mean HUGE profits made out of money taken off older NZ adults. Now I am not an expert on which of the big conglomerates in the RAC business do the best for their clientele, but I see and talk to both people and staff in these facilities and all is not golden on their side of the fence.
I have no problem with business making a good profit, but not at the expense of New Zealand older adults, many of whom are vulnerable and yet must pay all their savings to live in supported care. And then there is the dispute about fair wages for Aged Care workers.
And to top it all off- these facilities get most of the funding from mine and your taxes! So essentially we are all shareholders in the business? Or at least we are all stakeholders in it as one day we may face the same dilemma- stay at home unsafe or relent and pay up to be cared for by the businesses who have been taking our taxes all along.
So who do you think in the winner on the day?