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Older people ‘abandoned to hope and dying’ waiting for Support at Home | Health Services Daily

A Senate inquiry into the program has also heard that care managers are overworked and distressed, while clinical assessors are quitting in frustration because their skills are no longer valued.

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#auspol #AgedCare Hoo Rae, Old news but Aged Care Support at Home waiting lists were eventually shortened after pressure on govt to fix them. Now typically need to wait only about 10 months for interim funding at 60% of entitlement, then wait another period for the remainder. Too late for some.

"I support the right of Israel to exist within secure borders," says Albo. It seems to have escaped his attention that conveniently, thieving genocidal #Israel has never declared its borders, instead continually expanding its original theft. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07... #Palestine #auspol

Coles will only cut ties with Palantir when staying costs them more than leaving does. Every person who watches this video and shares it is one more crack in that wall. Share this video now and help us make this impossible for Coles to ignore. #auspol www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ec...

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#auspol #agedcare “The new Support at Home program is based on all the worst features of the NDIS applied to aged care. It’s an NDIS for old people, except they have to pay a lot of money for it.” hellocare.com.au/labor-promis...

Labor promised to fix aged care. Seven months in, it has made things worse - Hellocare

Labor campaigned on fixing aged care. They won an election on it. Seven months since the reforms launched, the report card is in. The grades are brutal.

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#auspol "The question was never whether the problem is real. The question is whether a celebrity-fronted foundation with boutique reach, unanswered governance questions and no demonstrated sector-wide impact is the right answer to it." community.villagelocal.com.au/c/questions_...

"The $14 million question: Why does the Maggie Beer Foundation keep getting aged care money?" | VillageLocal & The CarePath Navigator Hub

https://hellocare.com.au/the-14-million-question-why-does-the-maggie-beer-foundation-keep-getting-aged-care-money/

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"The question was never whether the problem is real. The question is whether a celebrity-fronted foundation with boutique reach, unanswered governance questions and no demonstrated sector-wide impact is the right answer to it." #auspos #agedcare hellocare.com.au/the-14-milli...

The $14 million question: Why does the Maggie Beer Foundation keep getting aged care money? - Hellocare

Earlier this month, The Maggie Beer Foundation was quietly handed another $7.2 million in the federal budget, months before an independent evaluation into its effectiveness was completed. The governme...

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Currently learning Dioxus (0.7.7) & Rust for hobby projects and loving it. Learning curve is a bit steep, but background experience in Next/Vite/Js/Ts/React helps a lot. Just to prove that the Rust language is a good fit for everyone, I am tackling this new challenge aged 80+. #dioxus #rust

#auspol Anzac Day. The day of the year when we Australians remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our unique way of life, while regretting that our current 'leader' lacks the moral fibre needed to resist rogue forces hellbent on destroying that very lifestyle in the name of profit.

#auspol #AgedCare If anyone needs another compelling reason to avoid (if possible) ever going into residential aged-care, surely this must be it... hellocare.com.au/australias-l...

Australia’s largest rollout of humanoid companion robots signals new era in aged care - Hellocare

Australia’s largest rollout of humanoid companion robots is now live in aged care, with 22 Abi units deployed across mecwacare homes supporting more than 1,500 residents and aiming to tackle lonelines...

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#auspol #agedcare This is a result of the Albanese govt addiction to secrecy taken to extremes. This assessment algorithm should be in the public domain so that we may know the basis of any decisions that affect our right to services that affect our very existence. hellocare.com.au/ombudsman-in...

Ombudsman investigating complaints about aged care tool - but not the tool itself - Hellocare

Hundreds of complaints about an algorithm deciding aged care support, yet the investigation stops short of the algorithm itself. Critics say it is like reviewing the symptoms while ignoring the cause.

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"What is needed now is not another burst of tidy language, another promise or another round of political reassurance. What is needed is correction." #auspol #AgedCare www.invox.com.au/news-resourc...

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For months now, providers have been told the wrinkles would be ironed out. The consumer complaints, the funding gaps and the implementation failures are now impossible to ignore.

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More than 100 politicians unite against aged care reforms as pressure mounts on Labor - Hellocare

The backlash against aged care reforms is growing, with more than 100 politicians demanding changes to a system they say is failing vulnerable Australians.

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Hey Sam Rae Minister for the aged, @australianlabor.bsky.social assessment of patients using an algorithm that cannot be overturned is pure fucking psychopath. You should resign your position #Auspol

Regulation gone Mad! Visited Bunnings to get some hacksaw blades. Young joker manning the checkout asked me if I was over 18, despite my grey hair, wheelly-walker, and obvious over-80 appearance. Hacksaw blades are now categorized as bladed tools that can no longer be sold to under 18's!

From the River Torrens to Glenelg.

#auspol #AgedCare There is an interesting doco named "Careless" currently running on Netflix. It highlights the plight of aged Australians as a result of "care" privatisation since the Hawke/Keating era with progressive degrading in the name of profit during the Howard, Morrison, & Albanese eras.

#auspol #Aged-Care The Govt is perpetuating the "Wealthy Boomer" myth to justify aged-care funding cuts - even though 26% of Australians over 65 are renting and therefore unlikely to own significant assets. hellocare.com.au/government-i...

Government is perpetuating the 'Wealthy Boomer' myth to justify aged care funding cuts - Hellocare

Government rhetoric suggests baby boomers can afford higher aged care fees. Yet most people entering residential care are women in their mid-80s with minimal superannuation. The wealthy boomer myth ma...

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#auspol #AgedCare hellocare.com.au/greens-senat...

Greens Senator demands “scrap for-profit aged care and restore a Government-run system” - Hellocare

In an exclusive interview, Senator Penny Allman-Payne delivers a scathing assessment of Labor’s reforms, warning that co-payments are forcing seniors to skip basic care. Her solution is clear: scrap f...

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#auspol #AgedCare $200 for a single shower!!!... hellocare.com.au/200-for-a-sh...

$200 for a shower. This is what aged care has come to - Hellocare

A Level 4 package worth tens of thousands a year. Yet a basic shower can cost $200 because of a two hour minimum billing policy. Families across Australia say their funding is disappearing fast.

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#auspol Geez I wish Australian🙄 Govts would employ some competent web designers. Just applied for a postal vote in upcoming SA election. No option to enter date of birth using keyboard. Had to click a 'month-back' button over 960 times to select my birth-date during WW2. Age discrimination? 🙄

Immigrants have done more for this country than billionaire tax dodgers ever will. Share if you agree! #auspol

#auspol #AgedCare Meet Robodebt's latest sibling: Robo-Aged-Care... hellocare.com.au/aged-care-mi...

Aged Care Minister claims algorithm doesn’t replace assessors. Workers say that's not true - Hellocare

Sam Rae says the IAT algorithm does not replace assessors. Frontline workers say they cannot override it. So who is telling the truth? Clinicians across Australia are speaking out about what is really...

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#auspol "What is it going to take to get Mark Butler, Sam Rae and the federal government to acknowledge the badly designed elephant in the aged care room?" hellocare.com.au/time-to-swal...

Time to swallow your pride, minister - Hellocare

Two Senate inquiries, dozens of submissions, and one overwhelming message: the Support at Home program is not working. When will the government admit there is a problem and fix it?

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#auspol Yet more Aged Care mismanagement... helloleaders.com.au/article/amid...

Amid transparency hurdles, big tech contract blow-outs, accountability misses – Accenture gets further $332 million pay-day on aged care’s tab | Hello Leaders AUS

Accenture receives $332 million contract extension for aged care digital upgrades. Experts and advocates continue to call for transparency and oversight surrounding large tech projects funded by publi...

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Please repost this far and wide. So ppl know someone has got their back if needed. We need lots of ppl out protesting. #Auspol

Lawyer Adam Houda@lawyeradamhouda.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Anybody arrested or charged protesting against war criminal & president of the terrorist state of Israel Herzog - my law firm will represent you pro-bono.

#auspol #ABC24 Dear ABC news readers. The word 'listen' is an intransitive verb, not a noun. No point in telling your audience to take a listen.

Hi from Bambi and Bella. Much too hot to venture outside today so we are relaxing inside near the aircon. (45 degrees C = 113 degrees F)

#auspol #duopoly #nationalsafety #WhatIsThePointOfLabor #usmilitarism

Sunshine Coast News ~ Australia@sunshinecoastnews.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#Labor / #LNP want #AUKUS @ $400 Billion Both DON’T care about you or #ClimateEmergency #Gaza #Corruption #Transparency #Refugees #HousingCrisis #DomesticViolence Think we could fix #Australia with $400 Billion? Then REPOST. Compel them. #Auspol #Melbourne #Sydney #Brisbane @greens.org.au