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DARK SECRETS: Aged care assessment tool given scathing review - The Real Truth

The ombudsman found an automatic assessment tool has led to unfair outcomes for elderly people. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

An algorithm that determines people's level of aged care has come under fire, as government officials struggle to rectify the system after a damning investigation.

Older people have been left distressed by the government's compulsory Integrated Assessment Tool, which has operated since 2024 to decide what level of need and funding people require.

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