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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Aged care waiting times coming down, Labor says Amid persistent delays and funding challenges, some aged care wait times have started coming down, according to the federal government. The aged care minister, Sam Rae , said every person classified as urgent priority for the Support at Home program is getting funding within one month. High-priority case wait times have dropped by a fortnight to between one and two months while medium-priority wait times have dropped from between eight and nine months to between six and seven months. Standard priority cases currently wait seven to eight months, down from 10 to 11 months in November last year. Rae said the median wait for an assessment is consistently under one month, and the time for in-hospital assessments remains under one day. “While we know there’s much more to do, these numbers are encouraging signs our methodical work to secure more care for more older Australians than ever is shifting the dial,” he said. double quotation mark Older people told us they want care they can trust, close to home and at a fair price. We have listened, and Labor’s getting things moving in the right direction to ensure every older Australian can get the care they deserve, sooner. Share Updated at 22.29 BST Happy Monday: Nick Visser here to take you through the news as we start off the week. …