Here’s what to keep in mind before and after an aged care assessment

Igor Alecsander/Getty Pressure has been building on the federal government in recent weeks to scrap the algorithm currently being used in aged care assessment decisions. Criticism has been of the algorithm itself, but also the fact there is no possibility for humans to override its final decision. Aged care assessments determine how much government funding an older person can receive, so they can live independently at home for longer. Some older Australians may now be feeling anxious and…