Episode description

Welcome to episode 7 of TLDR[auspol]! This week Annabelle and Rhi begin one of two deep dives on budget announcements, this week taking a look at Aged Care.

Some episode disclaimers:

- When we say RC, we mean Royal Commission
- Abby says there are 103 older Australians waiting for a homecare package, but the figure is actually 103,000
- The episode is longer than normal, soz
- We tried using the term 'earholes' and we didn't like it and won't do it again

In this episode, you'll hear about:

- Just how much money was allocated to aged care in the budget
- How aged care support is currently delivered/subsidised
- The recommendations of the royal commission, and the importance of re-writing the Act and the role of regulation/governance
- Aged care and feminism
- And some parting thoughts on what we think about it all

Don't forget to find and follow us @tldr_auspol on instagram, and for some further reading, see below:

https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/is-our-aged-care-crisis-breading-greater-gender-inequality/
https://agedcare.royalcommission.gov.au/system/files/2020-06/CTH.0001.7500.0120.pdf
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/aged-care

64.4 per cent of their day on unpaid care work compared with 36.1 per cent for men, and that the hours spent caring for adult family members has doubled for women over the past year.

According to international data by the World Journal of Psychiatry, nearly 70% to 80% of the impaired elderly are cared for at home by their family members. There are varying estimates across different countries, but what is consistent is that female caregivers, who are wives, adult daughters

https://www.health.gov.au/news/budget-delivers-177-billion-for-once-in-a-generation-change-to-aged-care-in-australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-02/aged-care-royal-commission-final-report-key-takeaways/13203508
https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/aged-care/about-aged-care/types-of-aged-care
https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/177-billion-to-deliver-once-in-a-generation-change-to-aged-care-in-australia
https://www.health.gov.au/news/budget-delivers-177-billion-for-once-in-a-generation-change-to-aged-care-in-australia