House debates Questions without Notice

Aged Care

Thursday, 13 February 2020 House of Representatives

Julie Collins

Julie Collins Franklin, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Seniors

2:06 pm

My question is to the Minister for Health. The median waiting time for the highest level of approved home care packages is almost three years, and the aged-care royal commission found that people who waited more than six months for a home care package had a 20 per cent higher risk of death. Why on earth are older Australians facing a three-year delay when the minister knows that it increases their risk of death?

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