Wealthier seniors could pay more for aged care services

As part of a system-wide shake-up, wealthier seniors could be asked to pay more as the government grapples with the expected influx of baby boomers into aged care. Following a long-awaited government review, Aged Care Minister Anika Wells ruled out new levies or taxes to boost funding. Instead proposing co-contributions for wealthier Australians, possibly even asking people to draw down on their superannuation. The Aged Care Taskforce’s long-anticipated final report outlines 23 recommendations to improve the sustainability of the sector. Shadow Health and Aged Care Minister Anne Ruston joined Sky News host Peta Credlin to discuss the government's age care proposal. “I was pretty disappointed that they’ve had the report for three months; the minister was the chair of the task force,” Ms Ruston told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “So she clearly has to know what’s been going on for some months before that, and today we got dropped only what they received in December with no attempt by the government to actually even indicate what considerations are on the table.”