(via news.com.au)
THE skeleton of an elderly man has been found in a unit in Sydney’s inner-west more than six months after his death.
Police were called to the George Street unit in Redfern about 7.45pm (AEDT) yesterday after receiving information from people concerned for the man’s safety.“Upon arrival they found the body of a deceased person in the unit,” a police spokeswoman said.
A post-mortem examination was being carried out to determine the cause of death and police were preparing a report for the coroner.
The gruesome discovery comes only a week after the body of an elderly man was found in the Northcott housing commission in Surry Hills.
The man had been dead on his bed for six months, sparking criticism about the lack of support networks for elderly people in New South Wales.
Here is a criticism about the lack of support networks for elderly people:
An increase of unwanted population certainly causes hellish life both for the family and for those who destroy the family tradition. The ancestors of such corrupt families fall down, because the performances for offering them food and water are entirely stopped.
- Bhagavad-gita 1.41
The full consequential effects of the replacement of the family as the basic building block of society with the individual “prosumer” (producer / consumer) are now being felt.
In other news, Australian Prime Minister John Howards says “older Australians need to stay in the workforce, but employees might have to compromise on hours of work and pay. “People between 55 and 65 - far too many of these people leave the workforce far too early.
“When I exhort firms to retain more older workers I also exhort the older workers to accept … perhaps a changed role within the organisation.”
Mr Howard said mature workers might find themselves reporting to much younger bosses or having to accept a rearrangement of remuneration structures.
Welcome to the future - just like the past, only completely different.
Check out my earlier commentary on the issue of support of the elderly.
