It has never been publicly confirmed that Annie had an intellectual disability. Only half of people with cerebral palsy have an intellectual disability and only 1 in 5 have a moderate to severe intellectual disability.
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it is possible Annie had the intellectual capacity to manage her own funds and make her own decisions. Des Bray in one press conference said Annie was the person responsible for organising the services for her car (she didn’t drive, but owned a car that carers could use to transport her in). Lots of articles have been posted to the thread outlining this information for those interested. It was (IMO) her physical disabilities that made her vulnerable to abuse. She can’t get out of a chair on her own, so very easy for a carer to leave her in the chair and control her access to phone, iPad, even food.
To answer earlier questions, Annie was a wealthy woman. She was left a large cash inheritance by her parents, she owned her own house built for her by her parents, she could afford to spend around $30 000 on jewellery for herself over a ten year period (the jeweller came forward with information about the pieces he had designed for her.) Due to this wealth Annie would not have been on any pension (NDIS on the other hand is not means-tested). Of course, if the Public Trustee were responsible then heads should roll.
re: Integrity Care: they were deregistered from the NDIS but they may still be able to provide services to clients who are not with the NDIS, such as clients over 65 who are now designated “aged care”. If you have employees who don’t want to talk, sounds like a toxic work environment. The bosses have definitely got something to hide. They know they failed their duty of care to Annie.