The royal commission into aged care highlighted just how difficult it can be to achieve accountability when someone in care is harmed, especially when the abuse is at the hands of those running the nursing homes and home care services. The federal government is attempting to remedy this with new laws that could see directors and management jailed in particularly egregious cases.

Today, Sarah Holland-Batt on whether the government's new laws will be enough to turn around the disaster that is our aged care system.