A submission to the Community Affairs References Committee on its Inquiry on Aged Care service delivery

<p dir="ltr">The University of Technology Sydney Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC) welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Senate Standing Community Affairs References Committee (the Committee) on its Inquiry on Aged Care service delivery. UARC’s submission leverages its expertise in aged care policy and the financial analysis of aged care sector providers, as well as its unique position to provide an objective and independent view on the matters being considered. UARC welcomes further engagement with the Committee should there be any issues on which UARC can assist. </p><p dir="ltr">UARC’s submission addresses specific issues of the Inquiry’s terms of reference in relation to concerns about the growing waitlist for in-home care packages. UARC’s submission also includes an extract from its recently published Australia’s Aged Care Sector: Mid-Year Report (2024–25); that extract having a specific focus on the issue of the growth in the waitlist.</p>