Catholic Health Australia want aged care at forefront of election campaign again
Tom Symondson, Ageing Australia Chief Executive Officer, said three weeks ago the timelime for implementing Support at Home was "bordering on impossible" and said after the Federal Budget on Tuesday the $10,000 per provider for critical upgrades to...
The nation's largest Not For Profit group of health, community, and aged care providers is urging all political parties and candidates to put health and aged care at the forefront of their campaigns after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the Federal Election today (Friday, 28 March).
The Albanese Government came to power in May 2022, stating nobody should be denied access to high quality aged care services.
"Older Australians must be provided access to safe, person-centred and holistic care that is appropriate to individual needs, whether it is being provided in the community, home or a residential facility," the Labor Party's 2021 National Platform stated. 
“The accommodation supplement for aged care residents in financial hardship must be increased and processing times for hardship applications must be reduced to prevent delays in essential care,” said Mr Kara. “We also need a staged six-month transition to the Support at Home program to ensure providers are ready for the new system.”CHA has set out six aged care policy priorities:
“What we are calling for is a staged approach to implementation of some of the reform programs. We all want these reforms to succeed, but to deliver them, providers need certainty on what is required and enough time to achieve it,” he said.Ageing Australia had made nine recommendations to Government ahead of the Budget including a $600 million ICT grant program for aged care providers, but this was not reflected in the Budget. |
