Aged Care: Are we getting it right?

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#myagedcare

A drain on the budget for aged care

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 / trinaopso

Don’t get me started! MyAgedCare is like Medicare … it’s draining the budget for aged care to the detriment of senior citizens, who have paid a lifetime of taxes to have their lives put though humiliating hoops, with no hope of receiving the services assessed by ACAT.

Priyabill
Adelaide South

Lost access to essential treatment

August 25, 2018September 17, 2018 / trinaopso

I am 78 years old and previously attended a local community health centre for treatment of injuries, physio and the like.

However, since the introduction of My Aged Care, I am unable to do this. Continue reading →

My Aged Care books ‘closed’

August 25, 2018September 17, 2018 / trinaopso

My wife and I are both in our 80s. I am still quite healthy for my age, but my wife suffers from peripheral neuropathy, which affects her mobility.

Earlier this year we applied for My Aged Care, only to find that the government had “closed the books”. Continue reading →

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