The most recent quarterly report for Home Care Packages has been released and the Australian Government seem to believe it’s absolutely worth the wait.<\/p>\n
As of March 2019, the number of older Australians on the National Prioritisation System is almost 130,000<\/strong>. And of that number, a staggering 70% have been assessed as needing high level care – yet they continue to wait.<\/span><\/p>\n
The Government (via the data report) would prefer we focus on the positives in relation to just how many of those older Australian’s have been offered support while they wait – by way of 1 or 2 hours a week to cover all of their needs.<\/p>\n
In reality it is as absurd and insufficient as it sounds. Someone with complex nursing and other needs related to dementia managing independently with 1 or 2 hours a week? This is the type of info the Royal Commission continues to raise as alarming and putting our most vulnerable at risk.<\/p>\n
The relatively new Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, Hon Richard Colbeck believes the additional funding his Government have already allocated has “already made a significant difference” however the proof is in the pudding in our opinion.<\/p>\n
More on the data report and Amergin’s detailed analysis can be found on amerginhub<\/em>. Sign Up here<\/a> for a free account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"