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Australia\u2019s <\/span><\/a>long-<\/span>term <\/span>care <\/span>system <\/span>operates <\/span>within <\/span>a <\/span>tightly <\/span>regulated, <\/span>market-<\/span>based <\/span>framework <\/span>that <\/span>emphasises <\/span>consumer <\/span>choice <\/span>and <\/span>control. <\/span>In <\/span>this <\/span>country <\/span>report, published by the WHO Centre for Health Development, <\/a><\/span>authors <\/span>Sarah <\/span>Wise, <\/span>Michael <\/span>Woods, <\/span>and <\/span>Kees <\/span>van <\/span>Gool <\/span>examine <\/span>how <\/span>government <\/span>subsidies, <\/span>provider <\/span>regulations, <\/span>and <\/span>individual <\/span>contributions <\/span>work <\/span>together <\/span>to <\/span>support <\/span>access <\/span>to <\/span>in-<\/span>home <\/span>and <\/span>residential <\/span>aged <\/span>care <\/span>services. <\/span>Eligibility <\/span>is <\/span>based <\/span>on <\/span>need, <\/span>with <\/span>particular <\/span>provisions <\/span>for <\/span>Indigenous <\/span>Australians <\/span>and <\/span>people <\/span>at <\/span>risk <\/span>of <\/span>homelessness. <\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>upcoming <\/span>Aged <\/span>Care <\/span><\/a>Act<\/a>, <\/span>set <\/span>to <\/span>take <\/span>effect <\/span>in <\/span>July <\/span>2025, <\/span>aims <\/span>to <\/span>improve <\/span>equity, <\/span>introduce <\/span>price <\/span>caps, <\/span>and <\/span>enhance <\/span>transparency <\/span>in <\/span>care <\/span>delivery. <\/span>Notably, <\/span>Australia\u2019s <\/span>consumer-<\/span>directed <\/span>approach <\/span>allocates <\/span>funding <\/span>directly <\/span>to <\/span>individuals, <\/span>empowering <\/span>them <\/span>to <\/span>tailor <\/span>services <\/span>to <\/span>their <\/span>needs. <\/span>Despite <\/span>growing <\/span>investment, <\/span>challenges <\/span>remain\u2014<\/span>including <\/span>long <\/span>wait <\/span>times <\/span>for <\/span>home <\/span>care <\/span>packages <\/span>and <\/span>reduced <\/span>funding <\/span>for <\/span>Indigenous <\/span>health <\/span>services. <\/span>The <\/span>report <\/span>provides <\/span>timely <\/span>insights <\/span>for <\/span>countries <\/span>seeking <\/span>to <\/span>strengthen <\/span>long-<\/span>term <\/span>care <\/span>in <\/span>ageing <\/span>and <\/span>increasingly <\/span>diverse <\/span>populations.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Australia\u2019s long-term care system operates within a tightly regulated, market-based framework that emphasises consumer choice and control. In this country report, published by the WHO Centre for Health Development, authors Sarah Wise, Michael Woods, and Kees van Gool examine how government subsidies, provider regulations, and individual contributions work together to support access to in-home and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":559,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[116,132],"document_type":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987770871"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/documents"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987770871"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987770871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987772814,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987770871\/revisions\/987772814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987770871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987770871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987770871"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=987770871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}