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Only in SATURDAY: CHSP and home care providers are rudderless and bailing

May 30 2024 Updated May 30, 2024

Caroline Egan

1 min read

Increasing numbers of providers are saying there is little incentive to hold tight until 2027, when the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) rolled into Support at Home, when they are losing money today.

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