Aged care reform welcomed | Noosa Today

By Margaret Maccoll

When the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety report was released last month it admitted its examination of systemic problems in the aged care system painted “a gloomy picture” that required “significant change”.

“Many of the people and institutions in the aged care sector want to deliver the best possible care to older people, but are overwhelmed, underfunded or out of their depth,” the report stated.

In its recommendations for a new aged care system moving forward the report called for a new Act, a new purpose and new principles that “placed people at the centre of aged care” and was based on the “entitlement” to the support and care required by each…