Labor’s plan to put young people into aged care

<p>Neale Radley was in his early 40s when he dived off a houseboat and hit a sandbar, becoming a high-needs quadriplegic. With no family members able to look after him, he was faced with limited options and ended up in aged-care.</p><p>Now, a clause in the government’s New Aged Care Act could mean that more younger people will end up in aged-care, potentially unwinding decades of work to prevent this from happening.</p><p>Today, Neale Radley on the reality of living in aged-care as a younger person and <em>The Saturday Paper</em>’s senior reporter Rick Morton on the plan that might make the problem worse.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Neale Radley and senior reporter for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Rick Morton.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>