Noosa News
Home care package waiting lists slammed as a ‘critical failure’ as families forced to wait
Christine Radke is tired, and on hard days that fatigue turns to desperation while her elderly father lingers on a waiting list, hoping more help will come.
Key points:
- In Australia, there are almost 100,000 elderly people on the waiting list for home care
- According to the Productivity Commission, the average wait time for those requiring the highest level of care is 28 months
- The final report into the Aged Care Royal Commission is due to be released in late February
She cares for her 95-year-old dad, Herbert, around the clock at her home in Ipswich, south-west of Brisbane.
Herbert has dementia and physical ailments, which means Ms Radke needs to assist him with every part of daily life from getting out of bed to going to the toilet.
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