The Prime Minister has promised the NSW Nurses Association annual conference that a second term Labor Government will tackle our struggling aged care system. Ms Gillard said, if re-elected, the Government would offer more aged care places and better access to health services.
Think big. Think care campuses.
The gnarly problem: the lack of new ageing accommodation infrastructure over 20 years has hit the Baby Boomer demand bubble. Bad outcomes for old people are accelerating. Planning approval hurdles are cited as the root cause. Delay and bureaucratic...