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Australia's Controversial Aged Care Assessment Tool Sparks 50% Surge in Calls for Help
February 23, 2026
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Exclusive report on the surge in requests for assistance to aged care advocacy services following the government's introduction of an algorithm-driven assessment tool for home care support.
In a concerning development, requests for assistance to aged care advocacy services in Australia have surged by a staggering 50% since the government introduced a controversial assessment tool for home care support. The Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), an algorithm-driven system introduced in November, has been described by one woman in her 80s as
