Paul Sadler's recent articles

How to navigate the Support at Home maze

How to navigate the Support at Home maze

Australia’s revamped aged care system was supposed to streamline access and improve support. Instead, older people are confronting long waits, rising costs, confusing assessments and opaque rules that too often leave them without the help they need.

Support at Home: Immediate risks and urgent issues

Support at Home: Immediate risks and urgent issues

Australia’s aged care system is gearing up for one of its biggest shake-ups yet. The Support at Home program, set to launch on 1 July, aims to merge existing in-home care arrangements into a single, streamlined, person-centred reform. Or at least, that’s the theory.