What price quality in aged care? Findings from a national survey of more than 6500 income taxpayers

Julie Ratcliffe; Jyoti Khadka; Sheela Kumaran; Billingsley Kaambwa

doi:10.5694/mja2.51242

What price quality in aged care? Findings from a national survey of more than 6500 income taxpayers

Julie Ratcliffe, Jyoti Khadka, Sheela Kumaran, Billingsley Kaambwa

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Australia’s aged care sector represents a multibillion dollar industry, predominantly funded publicly through income tax contributions. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is currently placing an international spotlight on system shortfalls. Before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Australian Medical Association declared Australia’s aged care system to be in crisis, joining with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation in urging the government to immediately guarantee quality and safety. COVID-19 has further magnified cracks in the system, having recently been described as one that “is rife with substandard care”...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-310.e1
Number of pages	5
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	215
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51242
Publication status	Published - Oct 2021

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Health services for the aged
Aged Care
Health Policy

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