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Cost of SA's aged care 'crisis' revealed as stranded patients wait for beds

The South Australian Government spent more than $123 million last year on patients stranded in hospital waiting for aged care beds. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesSep 11, 2026, 9:51 PM
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ABC AustraliaSep 11, 2026, 9:51 PM

Cost of SA's aged care 'crisis' revealed as stranded patients wait for beds

The South Australian Government spent more than $123 million last year on patients stranded in hospital waiting for aged care beds.

The GuardianSep 11, 2026, 3:00 PM

Dementia patients warned off seeking home care in case Australia’s aged care algorithm cuts funding

Exclusive: FoI documents show senior health officials were warned of concerns about assessment tool weeks after it launched Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast People with dementia were warned not to apply for home support because of fears their care would be downgraded by the government’s aged care algorithm. Documents released to Guardian Australia under freedom of information (FoI) laws reveal the warnings came within weeks of the November rollout of the algorithm, which is used to determine funding packages and priority of need for older Australians requiring home support. Continue reading...

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