Will there be people available to do the caring?

May 1, 2025

Thank you Professor Kathy Eager for outlining the issues facing older people and the incoming government which will implement aged care reform. One issue facing older recipients of aged care packages is finding people to carry out the care.

Here is an example from one older person. This 89-year-old woman has been informed she can have someone to clean the home she shares with her older and ailing husband. Big sigh of relief you might imagine.

However, there are no cleaners available in her area. Why? She has learned that the cleaners have all gone to NDIS, which pays more than aged care. It is to be hoped that the ministers responsible for NDIS and for aged care consult and co-operate to sort out this problem.