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| Thunder down under on nursing home fees | | Author(s) | John McCormack |
| Journal title | Generations Review, vol 7, no 2, June 1997 |
| Pages | p 7 |
| Keywords | Nursing homes ; Charges ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The Australian system of age-care services has undergone significant reform and improvement since the late 1980s. However, the introduction of a nursing home entry fee of around $26,000 has been a cause of much anxiety. The controversy generated by this policy is a symbol of the underlying paradigm shift in health and welfare funding occurring in Australia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981119247 A |
| Classmark | LHB: QEJ: 7YA |
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