Waiting times 'too long', aged care royal commission hears

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The royal commission into Australia's aged care system has been told the waiting times for home support packages are too long

 

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its time to get real that for profit care will not work in Australia so take it to a cheaper place to pay the workers a proper living wage +send our elders on prolonged holidays to places where th carers will be gratefull for the pittance we pay them to'enrich' their lives proper

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