Older Australians are feeling mixed emotions as landmark aged care reforms take effect.

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From Saturday, new rules require some care recipients to pay more for support services in a bid to get the industry on a more even keel and improve the quality of care on offer.

While clinical support such as nursing and physiotherapy will still be fully subsidised, other services such as showering will now have a fee associated with them.

But the overhaul will be grandfathered, meaning older Australians already in care will not be left worse off.

The changes also include updated rights for older Australians around independence, privacy, safety and qual

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