A step in the right direction for older Australians waiting for care
NSA has been advocating for this decision for some time to help begin the process of reducing the home care waiting list.
Grateful to see compassion, care, and commonsense prevail with the immediate release of 20,000 Home Care packages. NSA has been advocating for this decision for some time to help begin the process of reducing the home care waiting list. One of the key recommendations from the Aged Care Royal Commission was to clear the home care wait list so older people wait only one month for services. The immediate release of new packages inches us closer to that goal – but there is still a long way to go.
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