The CHSP costs eight cents in every aged care dollar and supports 838,000 older Australians. Support at Home costs 30 to 50 per cent more per hour of service. The government wants to replace one with the other.
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The government has given its own glossy take on how well Support at Home is doing, with a recent submission to a Senate inquiry boasting falling wait times, more places and stronger protections. However, when you dig a little deeper into their own figures and the picture starts looking a lot less impressive.
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Australia’s new IAT assessment system is under fire as clinicians report being overruled by rigid algorithms. Older people with clear vulnerabilities are being under classified and left without the support they need.
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