A report by the Aged Care Taskforce, expected to be released this week by Aged Care Minister Anika Wells and revealed by Sky News, could lead to significant changes in Australia's aged care funding model. An expert panel's recommendations suggest that wealthier seniors could be asked to pay more for aged care services, either at home or in a residential facility, based on their personal wealth, rejecting the idea of a new tax levy on Australian taxpayers. The Albanese government has released the final report, with expectations that some recommendations will be implemented, three years after a bruising royal commission exposed substandard care. This approach aims to ensure the aged care system can sustain an aging population without additional taxpayer burden.
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Wealthy Australians will pay more for their aged care in a major overhaul proposed today, the only thing missing, a definition of what is wealthy. The report was assembled by an expert panel aiming to ensure our aged care system survives an ageing population. @ccroucher9 #9News https://t.co/SrV11BsiMu
Australia’s aged care fees are under review. Will wealthy people have to pay more? https://t.co/MHlx3furu3
Wealthier Australians could soon be paying more for their health and housing needs as they grow older. That's one recommendation from a much-anticipated report into how the Government funds the aged care sector. #9News https://t.co/hIekSVUCqc
A Medicare-style levy would guarantee all Australians the right to aged care when we need it | Sarah Holland-Batt https://t.co/tFi495qxG3
ANALYSIS: Three years after a bruising royal commission exposed substandard care leading to neglect and abuse in nursing homes, elderly Australians may be asked to fork out more money than ever before, writes Anne Connolly. https://t.co/QogpnzKlFk
Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says he expects the government to put through some of the Aged Care Taskforce report recommendations. https://t.co/T6aptzTB2R
The Albanese government has released the Aged Care Taskforce’s Final Report. https://t.co/32qLTh9RKR
Australian taxpayers will not be slugged with an extra levy to fund the nation’s aged care, but Labor will consider expert calls for the elderly to co-fund more of their own supports – either at home or in a residential facility – if they can afford to > https://t.co/hHeyGOYcFJ https://t.co/nZzzAXyQC1
Wealthier seniors could be asked to pay more from their own pocket for aged care if the government accepts recommendations from a key task force. https://t.co/U0Bp4FuT0w
Labor urged to tap wealthy seniors for aged care https://t.co/jAVc1ij2EB
A taskforce reviewing funding for aged care has rejected the idea of a tax levy to cover the sector's costs instead suggesting determining aged care funding based on personal wealth.https://t.co/HggWmztqJH
Wealthy older Australians should pay more for aged care services, expert panel recommends https://t.co/zylfseP3Kq
A report expected to be released this week by Aged Care Minister Anika Wells into the future of the industry could prompt significant changes that would make retirement more expensive in Australia, Sky News can reveal. https://t.co/wTvPQeMRwZ