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What are the policy and program implications of individual budget style service models for low‐income older renters?
Author(s) -
Cornell Victoria
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12749
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , low income , service (business) , business , service provider , public economics , marketing , economics , demographic economics , philosophy , linguistics
Objective To explore the policy and program implications of the Australian aged care reforms for low‐income older renters. Methods Interviews and focus groups with low‐income older renters and service providers of both housing and in‐home aged care were undertaken. Result Analysis of the findings emphasised the complex world of aged care service provision, particularly for low‐income renters and their service providers. Conclusions Societal, systemic and systematic change is required to ensure easier access to services. Policy and programming must be driven from both the bottom up and the top down, and not take a “market‐making by government” approach.