‘Failing our older citizens’: most people willing to pay higher taxes to improve aged care
Royal commission’s finding comes as sector targets marginal electorates in campaign calling for government spending to be doubled
Less than a quarter of Australians in residential aged care facilities feel their needs are always met, and a majority of taxpayers are willing to pay increased taxes to address the “alarming” underperformance, aged care royal commission research has found.
Meanwhile, the Morrison government has defended its record on aged care funding as the sector launches a political campaign targeting marginal electorates that calls for a doubling of government spending on services each year – to more than $40bn – to fix a system leaders say is “failing our older citizens” and funded to less than half the international standard.
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