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Bleed Them Dry Until They Die: Inside Australia’s Aged Care Rort | The West Report

Is "bleed 'em dry until they die" the business model for the aged care sector? Do we really need showers, or are they just another optional extra in Australia’s brave new transactional aged care system? Michael West looks at aged care rorts and the latest on the NDIS. A class action has just lobbed for aged care empire Arcare for overcharging their customers, fees for no service. Forget the Albo and Kylie Minogue beat-up. There are much bigger stories out there. #privatisation #auspol #agedcare Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Chapters: 00:00 - Shower Charges 03:00 - Aged Care Rorts 06:32 - NDIS Blowout 12:14 - Private Sector Grift ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Articles mentioned From Main Street to Wall Street: is the HAFF housing scheme a gift to the money men? https://michaelwest.com.au/from-main-street-to-wall-street-is-the-haff-housing-scheme-a-gift-to-the-money-men/ Report: privatisation of Northern Beaches Hospital a threat to public health https://michaelwest.com.au/report-privatisation-of-northern-beaches-hospital-a-threat-to-public-health/ NDIS price caps. The ceiling became the flaw https://michaelwest.com.au/ndis-price-caps-the-ceiling-became-the-flaw/ Who belongs in the NDIS? A question in need of an answer https://michaelwest.com.au/who-belongs-in-the-ndis-a-question-in-need-of-an-answer/ Fees for no service. Arcare class action puts rapacious aged care operators on notice https://michaelwest.com.au/fees-for-no-service-arcare-class-action-puts-rapacious-aged-care-operators-on-notice/ Who cares … Arcare? Aged care providers still charging for services never provided, regulator hiding https://michaelwest.com.au/aged-care-complaints-arcare-acqsc/ Aged care “free market” where a home care package deal masks a crisis https://michaelwest.com.au/aged-care-free-market-where-a-home-care-package-deal-masks-a-crisis/ Pay per shower: fully-funded aged care turns market-driven aged support https://michaelwest.com.au/pay-per-shower-fully-funded-aged-care-turns-market-driven-aged-support/ Conflict of Ethics: the banks and the Ethics Centre https://michaelwest.com.au/conflict-of-ethics-the-banks-and-the-ethics-centre/