Almost 40 per cent of residents in aged care facilities have been abused, data released by royal commission shows

Research into Australian aged care facilities shows 39.2 per cent of residents have experienced some form of abuse.

The data released by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was calculated using responses to a survey of 391 aged care residents in 67 homes.

Joe Ibrahim, head of the health, law and ageing research unit at Monash University, said the findings did not surprise him.

“There’s a great deal of neglect and abuse that has been underreported,” he said.