Senate debates

Thursday, 21 November 2024

Bills

Aged Care Bill 2024, Aged Care Legislation Amendment Bill 2024; In Committee

9:57 am

Photo of Anne RustonAnne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

I wasn't suggesting that I was asking you to tell the taskforce their role and responsibility, I was just wondering how they were going to be told what their roles and responsibilities were and how they reported. You also made a comment in the previous answer that providers will need to provide resources to older Australians to understand the transition and how aged care is going to be delivered into the future after the passage of this suite of reforms today. In addition to the $10,000 grants that are being made available for ICT to homecare providers, is there any other financial support that is being considered for providers not just in terms of ICT but also in terms of the other requirements for transitions like providing resources to older Australians, training for staff and, more generally, the costs that are associated with change?

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