From funding to a right to care: the aged care royal commission's key recommendations

Inquiry's report is being seen by experts as a crucial opportunity to address a failing system

Australia's aged care sector is set for a generational paradigm shift", according to Scott Morrison, after the royal commission into the system laid bare deep-rooted neglect and abuse" of older Australians and delivered recommendations for a path forward.

The royal commission has made 148 recommendations to address structural issues in funding and governance, formulated after evidence from 641 experts, residents and families over almost 100 hearing days since the prime minister ordered the inquiry in October 2018.