Thousands more home care packages are being rolled out to older Australians, but advocates are concerned there aren't enough staff to keep up with demand.
Angela Dolcetta has lived in the same home in Melbourne's north for more than 50 years, and she's determined to stay in her own home for as long as possible.
"Once they assessed me I thought well this is good, I can call the people. But no, I was put on a waiting list."After the Royal Commission into Aged Care, the federal governmentThe waitlist has halved since 2019, but there are still more than 62,000 people waiting for a package at their approved level.
A Department of Health spokeswoman said 3,802 people died while waiting to be assigned a home care package in the second half of last year. "Significant investments to boost home care package numbers have been made and strong progress to reduce wait time has been achieved."
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