As a 43-year-old woman, Lisa Corcoran describes living in residential aged care as a "nightmare".

Key points: Ms Corcoran wound up in residential aged care at the age of 37 after an accident

Ms Corcoran wound up in residential aged care at the age of 37 after an accident The commission heard a man in his 50s would "still be here" if he had the option of other care after a stroke

The commission heard a man in his 50s would "still be here" if he had the option of other care after a stroke Every week 42 younger Australians move into aged care because no other support is available

Her neighbours are generations older than she is, resulting in severe loneliness, and she had to fight the home's managers to be showered more than once a week.

So, when asked at the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety what she wanted, Ms Corcoran didn't need time to think before answering.

"My number one goal is to get the f*** out of the nursing home," she said, with the help of her speech pathologist.

"My number two goal is to hug my children."

Every week, 42 younger Australians move into aged care.

The facilities are intended to act as the last option for younger people with disabilities in need of regular care, but counsel assisting the royal commission, Peter Rozen QC, told a hearing in Melbourne on Monday the system was failing to provide appropriate care.

"This is a group of largely unseen and lost Australians," he said.

"They are hidden, they deserve better."

Ms Corcoran was only 37 years old when she wound up in residential aged care after an accident.

She told the royal commission that staff at the home were ill-equipped to support her needs.

She said if it weren't for the support of her brother and children, she would be alone.

"People [need to] understand there are people like me," she said.

"Humans crave respect, and we're all equal, and we're all human."

Life 'got worse in aged care' for stroke victim

Michael Burge suffered a stroke in 2014 when he was 56 years old.

He died after living in an aged care home for two years.

His wife, Kate Roche, told the royal commission his physical health declined at the home because it could not provide the rehabilitation services he needed.

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"Michael's life got worse in aged care," she said.

"He got increasingly depressed. He would just get into the bed and just lie there."

"If other options were available to him, he would still be here today."

Ms Roche said she knew the residential aged care wouldn't provide adequate support, but she was unable to find any alternatives during her months-long search.

"My nightmare became a reality at the residential aged care," she said.

The royal commission received 6,022 submissions from the public, of which about 10 per cent raised concerns about younger people living in aged care facilities.

The national Younger People Residential Aged Care action plan aims to support those under 45 by 2022, and those under 64 by 2025.

But Mr Rozen said the action plan relied too heavily on "market forces" and government intervention was needed.

A Senate committee report in 2015 called for a database of younger Australians living in aged care to be compiled, but this has not yet happened.