And also to free up funding that we need to provide more care and more dignity to older Australians."Tom Symondson says it was the right move."It's unfortunate that it's not happening until October - but it's still a really good outcome that will benefit hundreds of thousands of older Australians right now, and millions over the coming years."But other major issues remain.The waiting lists for aged care assessments remain considerably long.Then once the assessment is complete, the most recent Productivity Commission report** on government services says older Australians are waiting an average of nine months to get access to home support services anyway, which includes showering, meal preparation and cleaning.And according to Samantha Edmonds, that means the condition of the person might worsen and push them out of home based aged care altogether.She says the algorithm used in the assessment process doesn't necessarily always get it right."What we've been informed and what we're seeing through our cases is that when people seek a reassessment they're actually then assessed as needing less, even though they need more in terms of services It's delivering more packages, better quality packages, and it's reducing wait times."Meanwhile, Mr Symondson says it will continue to advocate for improvements to the home based aged care process. "We will be pushing to make sure that the government continues to review whether there are other things that older people are not doing that might be in their interests because they can't afford them