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In a bid to boost transparency, the federal government is revealing to older Australians and their families what aged care homes spend on services and staffing.
Significant changes need to be made to the new Aged Care Act to ensure it has greater teeth and older people shouldn’t have to wait any longer for their rights to be respected, according to a paper released by national advocacy organisations.