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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Dana Daniel

'I'm not as agile': the algorithm that's delaying care for the elderly

Retired public servant Helen Parkinson wants to keep living in her north Canberra home for as long as possible.

But, after four hospital admissions this year and a fall that left her with bleeding on the brain, Mrs Parkinson fears she will have to go into residential aged care after an algorithm decided her approved level of home care funding was not urgent.

Helen Parkinson, 85, is still waiting for her approved level of home care after five months. Picture by Keegan Carroll
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