Wife and carer 'dumbfounded' by husband's aged care assessment

A Melbourne man, Graham Crossan, who is battling motor neurone disease and heavily relies on his wife Gaynor for daily care, has been stunned by a new assessment tool that denied him government funding for additional support. The Integrated Assessment Tool, designed to evaluate care needs, didn't recognize the extent of his dependency, leaving his wife dumbfounded. This situation highlights the growing concerns about how modern assessment tools are impacting the availability of crucial aged care support, raising questions about their accuracy and fairness.