Event Brief
Taxpayers fund lift chair that arrived too late
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM ET
Summary: Deidre de Jonge says her husband bought a lift chair under the federal aged care at-home plan Support at Home, but it arrived too late. She received the long-awaited phone call while preparing to bury him, as older Australians continue to die while waiting for Support at Home funding. A Senate inquiry into the program continues.
WHO: Deidre de Jonge
WHAT: A lift chair purchased under Support at Home arrived too late, with a phone call coming months after the wait.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026 at 4:31 PM ET
WHERE: Australia
WHY: No specific cause was reported for the delayed delivery; the article links the delay to ongoing aged care at-home funding wait times.
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