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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.
With the new Aged Care Act due 1 November, sector voices warn that rights must be matched by urgent action on wait times, affordability, rural access and flexibility.
Decision process and power of substitute decision-makers to move seniors from hospital to RAC eased in SA. The new law questioned by advocates, with vulnerability and exploitation fears raised.
The Government’s hotly anticipated introduction of a new Aged Care Act is one step closer after a consultation feedback report was published to highlight provider and stakeholder concerns.
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