Some would 'rather die' than enter care

By Tim Dornin
Updated February 20 2019 - 3:56pm, first published 3:54pm
There's a negative perception of working in the aged care sector, the royal commission has heard.
There's a negative perception of working in the aged care sector, the royal commission has heard.

Some Australians would rather die or "poke their eye with a pencil" than go into residential care, the royal commission into aged care has been told.