While the private sector development is stalled, the Good Shepherd Lodge in Mackay (QLD) has announced a new lifestyle community, which will provide 60 aged care beds, plus 26 one and two bedroom apartments and 18 two and three bedroom villas in its first stage.
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A rights-based aged care system: who is the government kidding?
The government claims a rights-based aged care system, but delays, rationed care, and massive waiting lists tell another story. 88,000 are waiting for home care and even Health Minister Mark Butler says almost every aged care facility he visits is full.