Home care packages delayed as staff shortages ravage aged care sector

Despite the release of 80,000 extra packages, thousands of people are still waiting for adequate in-home care

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Aged care providers say the sector's staffing crisis is so acute that services cannot be delivered to people relying on home care in some areas.

The federal government last year pledged $6.5bn to fund an extra 80,000 home care packages to alleviate the huge unmet demand from Australia's ageing population, after the royal commission warned of unacceptable" delays.

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