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Aged Care Bill 2024 – Submission by the Summer Foundation


September 2024

Aged Care Bill 2024 – Submission by the Summer Foundation

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The Summer Foundation welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs inquiry into the Aged Care Bill 2024 (the Bill). The intent of the Bill must be for people under the age of 65 to only enter aged care when it is the most appropriate option. The Summer Foundation believe there must be some additional changes to the Bill to ensure aged care is preserved for supporting older people and does not become a substitute for a lack of access to appropriate housing.

 

We recommend the Bill is changed to ensure determinations of eligibility do not create a pathway for any younger person to enter residential aged care, regardless of First Nations or housing status. In addition, being ‘homeless’ or ‘at risk of homelessness’ must be defined to ensure that appropriate service systems have fulfilled their responsibilities, and provisions that relate to First Nations people must be designed and implemented with these communities. Finally, individuals electing to enter aged care under 65 must have been able to test access to other systems in order to make an informed decision about their housing and support.


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