Yesterday’s passage of the Aged Care Bill is a major milestone in creating a world-class aged care system for all Australians – with much work still to be done – according to Member for Mallee and Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health, Dr Anne Webster MP.
“I convened the Regional Aged Care Summit in Mildura in July 2023 and I sent the Summit Communique to the Government. The Communique outlined considerable areas for improvement, particularly to ensure a specific focus on the regional aged care’s unique and dire workforce challenges.”
“The Government also committed to releasing an additional 83,000 home care packages, as a result of the Coalition standing up for the 76,000 older Australians waiting for a home care package under this government.”
Dr Webster said there is still much work to be done to give all Australians the aged care system they deserve.
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