The queue older Australians must join before the queue for home care
By Anne Connolly and Kirsten Robb
Families and insiders say the system to assess people for aged care is in crisis, with 116,000 people on the waiting list. Once approved, they join the queue to get a home care package, which stands at more than 120,000.
#AgedCare #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #OlderPeople #HealthPolicy #AnneConnolly #KirstenRobb
Older Australians to pay up to $50/hour for personal care like showers
By Anne Connolly
Older Australians entering the aged care system will have to pay for "non-clinical" services such as showers and help with medication under wide-ranging changes taking effect in November.
#AgedCare #OlderPeople #FederalGovernment #Health #AnneConnolly
Lawyers fought to reclaim stolen wages. Then they took millions in fees
By Anne Connolly, Alex McDonald, and Kirsten Robb
They are meant to deliver justice for ordinary Australians, but class actions are being used by law firms to profit at the expense of some of the most vulnerable members of society.
#Courts #LawCrimeandJustice #IndigenousAustralians #AnneConnolly #AlexMcDonald # #KirstenRobb
Exploitation and negligence: FOUR CORNERS exposes systematic NDIS failures of vulnerable australians
