West Aussies are being short-changed on aged care

West Aussies are being short-changed on aged care

New health data has laid bare a troubling reality: WA is falling alarmingly behind when it comes to support for its ageing population.

Aged care beds are running out. What’s the plan?

The numbers don’t lie: we are headed for a shortfall of aged care and hospital beds unlike anything we’ve seen before. As we report in this issue, in Western Australia alone, around 200 hospital beds a day are being occupied by older people who don’t belong there. Not because they’re too sick to go home – but because there’s nowhere else to go. No residential aged care bed. No home care support. No help. And while the WA State Government has pro…