RC hears aged care redesign proposal

Published 22nd September 2020

The aged care system should be redesigned into four streams with different funding models and simultaneous access, the co-author of the recent national study looking into the needs, costs and classification of residential aged care has told the aged care royal commission.

University of Wollongong’s Australian Health Services Research Institute director Professor Kathy Eagar, who co-authored the 2019 Resource Utilisation and Classification Study report, discussed her previously submitted proposal at The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on Thursday.

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Source:
Sandy Cheu, 2020, Australian Ageing Agenda (https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au)