The peak body for older Australians has blasted the federal government over official data showing 112,237 people are still waiting for a home care package.
The peak body for older Australians has blasted the federal government over official data showing 112,237 people still waiting for a home care package.
after the Aged Care Royal Commission delivered a scathing interim report, which found Australia's aged care system was "sad and shocking" and "diminishes Australia as a nation". "We know that some older Australians are waiting more than two years for home care which is shameful," she said. Mr Henschke said the government appeared to be trying to prop up its budget surplus on the backs of older Australians, but it would prove futile."We wouldn't take this attitude if children were waiting for a desk or a place at school."
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