Aged-care Articles

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October 13, 2025

Up to 300,000 Australians will be on aged care waitlist by 2030 under new changes, modelling shows

Expert is forecasting a shortfall of more than 171,000 in-home packages by next June, to grow by about 30,000 places each year

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October 03, 2025

‘Stranded’ aged care or disability patients occupy up to one in 10 hospital beds in Australia, report finds

State and territory treasurers who commissioned the report say it shows need for federal government to pay bigger share of public hospital fundingGet...

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October 01, 2025

Aged care waiting lists a ‘calculated denial of services’ that could be fatal, Senate inquiry warns

Greens-chaired inquiry says system should be demand driven despite Labor’s dissenting view that this could cause unintended flow-on issues

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September 04, 2025

Labor’s new home care plan could price some elderly people out of laundry and showering help, watchdog warns

Aged care inspector general Natalie Siegel-Brown fears vulnerable older Australians will forgo care because they can’t afford itGet our

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September 01, 2025

Labor under pressure to release immediate in-home aged care funding as opposition and crossbench senators unite

Amendments to front-load new Support at Home system expected to be voted on this week, after inquiry told more than 121,000 people waiting on...

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August 25, 2025

Dinner or a shower? Elderly people fear tough choices when Australia’s new aged care changes are rolled out

Advocates warn increased costs for basic assistance like showers and wound cleaning will push older people into aged care or hospital

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