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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Melissa Davey Medical editor

‘The negligence is staggering’: elderly and dying Australians left waiting for urgent aged care

Alan Nicolle on a recliner with an oxygen nasal cannula
Alan Nicolle, whose daughter and carer, Emma Nicolle, says working through the Aged Care at Home system to get her father much-needed oxygen containers and other specialised equipment was incredibly difficult. Photograph: Emma Nicolle

Dying Australians approved for government-funded aged care home support are struggling to access it, with carers describing a system plagued by delays and lack of control around how funding is spent.

The accounts of carers and aged care assessors spoken to by Guardian Australia show that beyond the controversial, algorithm-driven assessment process for home care funding, many are left without adequate and timely support even after funding has been approved.

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