Inquiry into the provision and regulation of supported accommodation in Queensland
Submission No: 21
Submitted by: - (submitted by Queenslanders with Disability Network)
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This is a transcript of an audio submission received by the Community Support and Services Commitee. It is not a strictly verbaƟm record, but rather an accurate record generated by the commitee secretariat. The commitee has determined not to publish parts of the transcript from the submission including: idenƟfying informaƟon of the submiter and/or their residence; material not relevant to the inquiry; and words that may be considered offensive.
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Hello, my name is . Date of birth, . I live in accommodaƟon through NCIS
now in a nice safe environment at the moment my mobile number is . I’ve lived in Level 3 accommodaƟon. in Brisbane in the past. Couple of years. There’s a few issues I’d like to raise. The first one would be insƟtuƟonalised–abuse of people living in level threes, anywhere from onsite doctors prescribing medicaƟon to people that don’t require it, not geƫng adequate services to proper mental healthcare or. Medical care in general, ECT. Nurses standing over paƟents in in excess of 20304050 plus Ɵmes of people receiving ECT treatment which is driving them to the point of death. Sexual assaults I’ve reported a couple of these to the Queens QPS that have happened inside and other faciliƟes I’ve lived in. People living together in environments that have. Mental health paƟents, disabled paƟents, elderly young drug addicts, sex offenders and litle old ladies living under the same roof. Like a nutriƟous food, breakfast, lunch, dinner. Like in nutriƟon? Lack of fluid. Lack of medical intervenƟon.
People walking around with staph infecƟons. Personal hygiene. Not showering. Rubbing
toilet seats, in showers, bugs flying around in rooms. In toilets, while you're trying■toonusewalls,the
bathroom trains and DIS staff bashing down doors to get to mental health paƟents, so they’re having a shower. Complete breach of privacy, potenƟal sexual abuse. Lack of beter. Proper equipment and moving -into Level 3. AccommodaƟons being bed a new bed matress to sleep in or matress protector. Clean sheets, clean pillows, clean pillow cases. Clean blankets don’t exist. Bed bugs spreading through faciliƟes, unsecured premises, robberies happening, people can just walk in off the street. Security cameras not working. Locks on toilets, not working. Bathrooms, locks not working. Shared faciliƟes. Shared laundry 15 people get bed bugs. It goes to 60 people. Non-compliant electricity points risk or electrocuƟon, same as light switch. Lack of venƟlaƟon if venƟlaƟon with windows and doors security people can just put their hands through and pop a lock and break in which has happened to me and I’ve been abused, sexually assaulted and also bashed. Beter access to appropriate and US assistance to lodge a complaint without the interference of third parƟes. For example, , accessing your NGO Support coordinaƟon funds to give you assistance with no rehabilitaƟon prospects, background cheques on all NIS staff to stop stamp out. . . NDS Level 3 accommodaƟon should be separated from people returning from prison in places as rehabilitaƟon centres. NDS Level 3 isn’t suitable for people that are elderly old ladies living with sex offenders, share sharing, sharing the same showers, same toilets. Lack of supervision-leads to sexual assaults, drug abuse, conƟnued reoffend. And outright robbery of NDS level for accommodaƟon take everyone’s pensions. And not leaving anyone with any money to live off for general basic needs like a toothbrush and a some toilet paper. Have a nice day. My name was