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

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Chapters: 00:00 - Shower Charges
03:00 - Aged Care Rorts
06:32 - NDIS Blowout
12:14 - Private Sector Grift

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Articles mentioned

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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/

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