WHAT THE BUDGET MEANS FOR OLDER AUSTRALIANS
* 14,000 new high level home care packages will be released to help ease a 105,000 wait list of older Australians needing help
* This builds on the 6000 announced in the mid-year budget update
* 13,500 residential aged care places will also be opened up
* The My Aged Care website will be made easier to use and new simpler assessment forms created at a cost of $62 million
* A new Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will be set up to act as a one- stop shop for complaints
* There's a $82.5 million boost for mental health services in aged care facilities
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