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The Government recently announced the new Support at Home program would be delayed by an additional 12 months and will be released in two stages from 2025.
Ahead of National Palliative Care Week, Silverchain warns the Support at Home end-of-life care pathway is sending dying Australians to hospital. Two structural problems, and what providers can do this week.
Some older Australians assessed as eligible for Support at Home are going without care because the co-contributions are out of reach. See what Uniting NSW.ACT’s Saviour Buhagiar recently told the Senate inquiry about the highly-criticised program.
Australia’s Support at Home pooled funding trial will test whether older people can combine part of their care budgets to access shared services. Drawing on lessons from the UK, the trial explores how collective funding could improve flexibility, connection and value in home care.
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