Australian aged care reforms need to include the home care sector as many elderly Australians are preferring to stay “in their own home”, says My Care Home Hospice Founding Director Kerri-Anne Dooley.
Ms Dooley’s comments come as the aged care sector is struggling with workforce shortages “even in urbanised areas” like Brisbane.
“We’re seeing most older Australians want to stay in their own home, so we talk about aging in place,” she told Sky News host Amanda Stoker. “So, when we talk about aged care reform, we do need to also look at reform in the home care sector – so we would love to see more choices for people to be able to stay at home and looking at the funding instruments and the funding models to support that choice.”
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