Aged care.
1.4 million homes.
Six times the capacity.
Australia's older citizens live in dignity. 1.4 million homes have been built across the country to replace the warehoused-bed model that disgraced the previous system. Of these, 1.2 million are residences for older Australians and 200,000 are dwellings for the carers and allied staff who serve them.
The build cost is $800 billion. Annual operations are $400 billion at steady state, equivalent to $16,162 per resident per year. A further $30 billion has been invested in regional aged-care facilities and $50 billion in clinics tied directly into Healthcoverall.
The aged-care sector employs more Australians than any other public-service program except Healthcoverall. Wages, training pathways, and career progression are set centrally and indexed to award rates plus a regional adjustment.