My grandmother lived in the inner city of Sydney with my mother, no private health care/insurance, only access to Medicare related facilities.  My mother as the primary care giver was offered no community palliative care support, she was not eligible for a carer's allowance from the Government.

The doctor, as I am aware, did not try to get her into hospital, he seemed to think that she was not dying although it was clear to us of her deterorating condition that she would die quite soon.  There was no specialist care. My mother rang for 4 doctors to try and get her some pain relief, even just for them to come to the house to examine her, no doctors would come to her.
She was in the latter stages of diabetes, she had had 1 medium and 2 small heart attacks, had hardening of the arteries in her legs, and in the final 2 weeks fluid was building up in her body and around her organs. It is my guess that one or more of these conditions caused her such significant pain.
The doctor did not think she was 'sick' enough to warrant a home visit or any pain relief, even though we were practically screaming at him to help us.
After she died I confronted the doctor and he simply shrugged.  He offered no explanation.
I thank you for the opportunity to speak of this, I would absolutely hate for this to happen to anyone, especially someone who is elderly, frail and cannot speak for themself.