A new report released by Carers Australia has revealed that 2010 saw unpaid family carers providing almost 1.32 billion hours of care, valued at almost $41 billion. According to the new report The economic value of informal care in 2010, commissioned by Carers Australia and undertaken by Access Economics, the cost of caring is 33% higher than in was in 2005 and if the unpaid care was replaced with services purchased from formal care providers and provided in the home, the replacement value would be $41 billion.
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Three big questions the Budget must answer for aged care sector executives to move forward. Time for bravery?
With the Federal Budget now just 12 days away, there remains several unanswered questions that are weighing on boards and executives across the aged care sector. Despite the Aged Care Taskforce, chaired by the Aged Care Minister Anika Wells, handing...
