Aged care reforms unfair, unreasonable, unsustainable
Aged care reforms unfair, unreasonable, unsustainable
Michael Lester,  Joseph Ibrahim

Aged care reforms unfair, unreasonable, unsustainable

Bipartisan agreement between the government and opposition have resulted in compromised, ageist inflected amendments to aged care legislation that do not respond adequately to the damning findings and reasoned recommendations of the royal commission.

The amendments do not live up to protection of human rights for seniors nor to a sustainable approach to funding the growing need for resources in the compromised and siloed system of privatised user pays care. A disturbing discussion with Michael Lester and long-time expert academic commentator Joseph Ibrahim, Professor, Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, Institute of Primary Care and Agency, Latrobe University.

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Michael Lester

Michael Lester is a public policy economist with a career in Commonwealth and State agencies, World Bank and OECD. His interests include innovation, environment, and governance. He presents programs on community radio.

John Menadue

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