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Advocate Warns Aged Care Tool Undermines Vital Support

3/6/2026

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Lynda Henderson, an advocate involved in developing the federal Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) for aged care, warns the algorithm under-assesses care needs.
She is hesitant to seek reassessment because she fears losing support as her health declines since her partner died from dementia.
Greens senator Penny Allman-Payne has urged the aged care minister to restore human oversight of the IAT, citing complaints about its impact on at-home support.

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Lynda Henderson, an advocate involved in developing the federal Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) for aged care, warns the algorithm under-assesses care needs.
She is hesitant to seek reassessment because she fears losing support as her health declines since her partner died from dementia.
Greens senator Penny Allman-Payne has urged the aged care minister to restore human oversight of the IAT, citing complaints about its impact on at-home support.