Ian Henschke, Chief Advocate for National Seniors Australia, talks to Luke Grant after new figures show an urgent fix is needed on waiting lists for home care.

 

National Seniors Australia says the new figure of 120,000 older Australians waiting for a home care package, shows the situation is still in crisis and needs to be urgently addressed.

 

The figure was publicly released yesterday by the Department of Health and shows of those on the waiting list, most are waiting more than a year.

As the Royal Commission into Aged Care revealed, 16,000 older Australians died waiting for a home care package last year.