@craig57; financial institutions don't like lending to older Australians - even reverse mortgages!
It's my view that recently retired Australians who own substantial properties and who've had access to superannuation schemes should not be accessing taxpayers' money [ie. pensions] so they can pass on big inheritances to their progeny.
Since they've paid the Medicare levy / health insurance all their working lives they should be able to access free medical and dental services though.
As for the federal government's $For $Profit Aged Care system, what a mess!
