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Why you’re going to pay more for your aged care

Whatever it costs, the option of being able to grow old near home and family in an appropriate setting is the least we should expect.

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On the front wall of the Winton Shire Council building in the main street of Winton in Outback Queensland is a barometer measuring the level of funds raised to build an aged care facility for the small rural town.

It shows just $150,000 raised of a $2 million target for the proposed Jessamine Place aged care facility.

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Bina Brown is a director of Canberra-based aged care solutions company Third Age Matters. Email Bina at bina@thirdagematters.com.au

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