The draft report recommends increasing provider completion through more consumer controlled self - funding and the relaxation of accommodation caps. The user will pay, although the report recommends safety net funding for the financially disadvantaged.
Abolishing the distinction between high and low care accommodation is also proposed, as is removing restrictions on the number of community care packages and residential bed licences to allow providers to respond to demand.
Under the draft recommendations, those who could afford it could be required to contribute up to 25% with a sliding scale, reducing contributions based on means assessments.
Peak bodies outcry over Aged Care Taskforce silence: ‘no excuse for delay’
Catholic Health Australia, the peak body representing 350 Catholic Not For Profit aged care facilities, said there “is no excuse for delay” in the reform of aged care by adoption of the Aged Care Taskforce recommendations. “It’s been six months...