Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

My office has been contacted by Ron, who lives with Parkinson's disease and is cared for full time by his wife, but she is now experiencing serious mobility issues herself. Ron was approved for a level 4 home-care package last October but has been told he faces a 10- to 12-month wait, despite the urgency of their situation. Minister, do you accept the excessive home-care wait times caused by your government's decision to ration care are causing incredible distress to older Australians as well as placing more pressure on our hospital system?