The government needs to spend an extra $2-2.5 billion a year to fix waiting times for elderly people to receive home care packages, an inquiry has heard. 9News
The long delays in home care support for elderly Australians are causing great suffering as people die waiting, an inquiry has heard.
"The waiting times to which older Australians have been subjected, in between being assessed as needing home care packages and actually receiving funding for care, are severe and unacceptable," Dr McEvoy said."Long waiting lists are cruel, unfair, disrespectful and discriminatory against older Australians."
Fiona Buffinton, who heads up the health department's In Home Aged Care division, conceded the program is not effectively meeting the in-home care needs of senior Australians. "In answer to your question will this be sufficient to get wait times to a reasonable level? It will need additional investment to that," she said.
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