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Fresh changes in two of the Australian Government’s aged care advisory councils have rolled through with several of the sector’s most respected aged care leaders, ageing experts and advocates elevated to prominent positions.
Human oversight of aged care’s automated assessment tool has finally been granted. CEO Mark O’Brien explains why the change matters for older Australians, and why wait times may still leave many without the support they urgently need.
A key milestone for the Acting Inspector-General of Aged Care, Ian Yates AM, has been reached following the release of his first report on the progress in implementing recommendations from the Aged Care Royal Commission into Quality and Safety.
OPAN’s CEO Craig Gear warns the IAT’s human override could recreate the bottleneck it’s meant to fix. With three changes in weeks and Minister Rae unable to confirm trigger criteria or timeframes, boards need to start managing the internal exposure themselves.
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