Lack of checks and balances led to neglect of 83-year-old woman who died in 2017, coroner finds

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Tasmanian coroner condemns 'troubling' lack of checks and balances on people paid to care

A Tasmanian coroner says an 83-year-old woman who died in 2017 was unintentionally neglected by two of her children who were involved in her care. The coroner has also criticised the federal government's Services Australia for not providing adequate checks and balances for carers receiving government-funded carers' payments.