00:00Hundreds of thousands of older people rely on government-funded help at home, including
00:08Linda Henderson.
00:09But she's worried a new fee structure will push up prices.
00:16Where I'm paying, say, $50 for my support worker, $55 will come out of my package.
00:26Support packages fund services like showering, cleaning and gardening to help keep people
00:32living at home.
00:33When Parliament passed changes to the aged care system, the government guaranteed that
00:38people already on a package wouldn't be worse off in terms of how much they pay.
00:44It also capped management fees, but now some providers are increasing their fees elsewhere.
00:50As the prices come through from service providers, that it may be that someone's
00:56hours are reduced in their package.
00:58We want the money that is afforded to older people for their care to be used for their
01:03care, not for administrative purposes.
01:06In a bid to rein in taxpayer costs, people entering the system will be paying more for
01:12non-clinical care at home.
01:14But some are worried the fees are unaffordable and those costs are uncapped till July next
01:20year.
01:21It just opens the gates for providers to push the fees up as high as they like.
01:26I'm yet to hear from a constituent who thinks that they're going to be better off under this
01:31new system.
01:32Advocates say anyone facing reduced care hours should get reassessed, but that might not happen
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