> * Australians accessing at-home aged care will be able to apply for an additional $25,000 for palliative support when they have three months left to live, under the federal government’s new aged care reforms.
> * Those applying for at-home aged care support currently face waitlists of up to a year.
> * Further details about the scheme are expected to be released within weeks.
FlanneurInFlannel on
some good theory in the article along with some really sobering realities about how on earth this can actually work safely and well given the in-home effort needed to make it happen.
petergaskin814 on
I hope this doesn’t lead to Australians dying at home and the body becoming discovered some weeks later
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> * Australians accessing at-home aged care will be able to apply for an additional $25,000 for palliative support when they have three months left to live, under the federal government’s new aged care reforms.
> * Those applying for at-home aged care support currently face waitlists of up to a year.
> * Further details about the scheme are expected to be released within weeks.
some good theory in the article along with some really sobering realities about how on earth this can actually work safely and well given the in-home effort needed to make it happen.
I hope this doesn’t lead to Australians dying at home and the body becoming discovered some weeks later