Aged care waiting lists a ‘calculated denial of services’ that could be fatal, Senate inquiry warns

According to a report by The Guardian… Greens-chaired inquiry says system should be demand-driven despite Labor’s dissenting view that this could cause unintended flow-on issuesA Senate inquiry into the delayed aged care scheme has sounded the alarm on the potentially fatal consequences of what it has labelled a “calculated denial” of services as more than 200,000 elderly Australians remain on waiting lists.The majority report of the Greens-chaired inquiry, released Wednesday, said the system should be demand-driven, as recommended by the aged care royal commission, instead of offering elderly Australians a limited number of places. Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/01/aged-care-services-in-home-care-funding-packages-inquiry-report