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PM on aged care: ‘we make no apologies for being ambitious’
Albanese is maintaining that the aged care reforms are the “right ones to make” despite Wesley Mission last week announcing it would close its three remaining facilities in Sydney, citing pressures caused by federal government’s new regulations.
The overwhelming majority of residential facilities – close to 90% – will meet these 24/7 nursing requirements. There’ll be exemptions around 5% of facilities have already been granted who have valid reasons for not being able to meet these targets. The commissioner said they won’t be shutting down facilities that fail to meet the targets.
We are confident going forward that people are receiving the right care, that the sector is heading in the right direction and that our reforms are the right ones to make.
I saw Senator Price’s interview yesterday. She was given the opportunity to come forward with some specifics, and failed to do so.
Of course, if there is any abuse it is a crime that should be reported to the police as, as a number of people, including Senator McCarthy and the Northern Territory government have said themselves.
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