Government Policy

Taskforce Recommendations Unpacked

Mar 13 2024 Updated March 13, 2024

Chris Baynes

1 min read

The Aged Care Taskforce Recommendations Report was released at 10pm, Monday, 11 March 2024. The next morning we conducted a video interview with Grant Corderoy, Ian Thorley and Cam Ansell to unpack the recommendations.

The Taskforce was tasked to recommend to government initiatives that would achieve sustainability for both home care and residential care operators, with an emphasis on how co-contribution by customers could be introduced.

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