The Guardian: She helped design Australia’s aged care assessment tool – but now Lynda Henderson is too scared to use it
She helped design Australia’s aged care assessment tool – but now Lynda Henderson is too scared to use it
The number of complaints about assessments for home-based aged care are rising. Now, the ombudsman is getting involved. Here’s what needs to happen next.
One in five South Australians will experience an unplanned hospitalization or emergency department presentation within 90 days of undertaking an aged care assessment, according to new research by the ...
The Conversation: First Robodebt, now NDIS and aged care: how computers still decide who gets care
First Robodebt, now NDIS and aged care: how computers still decide who gets care
The Weekly Times: Doctors warn tool to determine aged care funding is a ‘clinical safety issue’
Doctors warn tool to determine aged care funding is a ‘clinical safety issue’
The Guardian: ‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears
‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears
The Conversation: Australia’s aged care algorithm is under fire. At last, someone’s listening
Adelaide Now: Doctors warn tool to determine aged care funding is a ‘clinical safety issue’
Sydney Morning Herald: For many retirees, this 37-page aged care ‘test’ is a waste of time
There is a moment in everyone’s aged care journey when someone hands over a 37-page document and says, “you need to fill this in.” This calculation of your cost of care form is spoken about as if it’s ...