10 Months In, New Home Aged Care Program Branded a ‘Failure’
Support at Home packages came in November, and delivers government-funded aged care services to help keep older people at home for longer.
TL;DR
- The Support at Home aged care program is considered a public policy failure.
- Wait times for the program remain unacceptable.
- Former inspector general of aged care, Ian Yates, called for drastic action.
- The program replaced an earlier one in November.
- It delivers government-funded aged care services to help older people stay at home longer.