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For a budget that was touted as most “ambitious” in 25 years, aged care has little to show for it. Five provider CEOs, who have earned insight from years striving to deliver best, share that fragmented positives are not a whole solution. Much more must yet be done.
Government policy has consequences, aged care expert Hal Swerissen says, current state of sector has been thirty years in the making. Solutions need government humility to listen to solutions from those that have done the time on the ground.
The Retirement Living Council is calling for a funding injection that would enable retirement villages to better provide home care services directly to residents.
Older Australians are now waiting twice — first to be assessed, then for care. A $1.2 billion system built for access has instead become a barrier.
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