NSW Labour spends $7m on home care for stranded elderly patients

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 6 Oct, 10:18 · Archive

NSW Labour is spending $7.2 million on at-home care for elderly patients, despite over 1,300 currently stranded in hospitals.

NSW Labour has announced $7.2 million in funding for at-home care services for elderly patients. The investment aims to prevent hospital overcrowding by supporting elderly people to receive care in their own homes.

However, more than 1,300 elderly patients are currently stranded in hospitals waiting for community care that has not materialised. The new funding is intended to address this backlog and improve access to home-based support services.

How it is being reported

• NSW Labor government to splurge $7m in at-home care as elderly patients left ‘stranded’ in hospitalsPerth Now · 6 Oct, 10:02
• NSW Labor government to splurge $7m in at-home care as elderly patients left ‘stranded’ in hospitalsThe West Australian · 6 Oct, 10:02

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