Opinion | New aged-care policy falls woefully short

By Catherine Henry
April 27 2018 - 1:00am
Who is going to tackle the crisis affecting the aged-care sector?
Who is going to tackle the crisis affecting the aged-care sector?

The Federal Government’s latest aged-care policy announcement falls significantly short of what’s required to address the crisis in the sector. From January 1, 2019, a new “independent” Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will bring together the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, the Aged Care Complaints Commission and the aged care regulatory arm of the Health Department.

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