Labor’s new home care plan could price some elderly people out of laundry and showering help, watchdog warns

Aged care inspector general Natalie Siegel-Brown fears vulnerable older Australians will forgo care because they can’t afford it

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Vulnerable elderly people could be priced out of laundry and showering help under Labor’s new model for aged care, the independent watchdog has warned, two months out from a co-payment system coming into force.

The aged care inspector general, Natalie Siegel-Brown, has used a major report to warn of “genuine fears” the model asking some elderly people to pay more for non-clinical care could see some forgo services.