FROM THE AHHA DESK
AHHA in the news 1 MARCH 2021
Aged care reforms must not be put in ‘too-hard’ basket ‘The appalling neglect of too many older Australians,
‘Interim reports and detailed research published
with some unable to access support at all and
during the course of the Commission’s inquiry have
others receiving substandard care, requires reforms
seen some limited responses from the government
that must not be put into the too-hard basket’,
including some additional investment in home care
says Alison Verhoeven, Australian Healthcare and
packages — but overall, the response has been slow
Hospitals Association (AHHA) Chief Executive.
and superficial,’ says Ms Verhoeven.
‘Our broken aged care system is not new, but it
The Government must not allow the
was only when the ABC Four Corners investigation,
Commissioners’ divergent views relating to
Who Cares?, was screened in 2018 that the
governance and funding to get in the road of doing
Australian Government acted by establishing the
what’s right for older Australians.
Royal Commission into Aged Care.’
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The Health Advocate • MAY 2021
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