Albanese government reduces in-home aged care waitlist by changing method of counting
A Four Corners investigation can reveal the true number of people waiting for full aged care funding at…
Inside the aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians
The last time 96-year-old Audrey Staniland was assessed for in-home aged care funding was with a human clinician…
Older Australians with motor neurone disease consider early euthanasia under aged care system
Glenn Rowan’s degenerative motor neurone disease (MND) has forced him to make a difficult choice: bleed money to…
Government backs down on charging older Australians $50/hour for showers
The federal government has moved to dump a controversial decision that saw some older Australians charged $50 an…
New aged care algorithm under fire as 800 apply for review
A new algorithm for determining how much aged care support people can receive to remain living at home…
Aged home care package changes set off cash conflict between providers and suppliers
For the past 15 years, Kevin and Sue Dawson have called a neat little cottage home. Nestled next…
Older people risk losing some at-home services despite ‘no worse off’ promise
Advocates are warning older Australians accessing government-funded help at home risk having to cut back on their services…
More than 120,000 older Australians waiting to be assessed for at-home support
More than 120,000 older Australians are waiting to be assessed for support packages to help them live at…