Government policy
Taskforce Recommendations Unpacked
Mar 13 2024
1 min read
Chris Baynes

The Aged Care Taskforce Recommendations Report was released at 10pm, Monday, 11 March 2024. The next morning we conducted a video interview with Grant Corderoy, Ian Thorley and Cam Ansell to unpack the recommendations.

The Taskforce was tasked to recommend to government initiatives that would achieve sustainability for both home care and residential care operators, with an emphasis on how co-contribution by customers could be introduced.

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