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Policy & Reform
WA providers want say at SaH inquiry
Western Australia’s largest aged care providers are pushing for a local hearing into the Support at Home reforms, warning the state’s circumstances must be considered if older people are to receive equitable access to care.
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Dementia
Partnership backs ACT’s first dementia village
HammondCare and the University of Canberra have formalised a research partnership for Canberra’s first dementia care village, with experts hoping the project will strengthen evidence supporting small-scale, person-centred models of residential dementia care.
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Culturally Informed Care
$180m for Aboriginal health infrastructure
The Federal Government has launched a $180 million infrastructure funding round for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, supporting new health facilities, clinic upgrades and workforce housing in urban, regional, rural and remote communities.
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Governance
Closing the governance insight gap
The Aged Care Act and Strengthened Quality Standards demand unprecedented accountability from governing bodies. Yet new research shows boards may struggle to access the insights required to ensure safe, high quality care.
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Clinical Practice
Report reveals aged care VAD failures
A new national report has found that most aged‑care providers are failing to support residents’ access to voluntary assisted dying, with 73 per cent offering unclear or no access and two‑thirds providing no public information about the legal end‑of‑life option.
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Opinion
Aged care model needs rethinking: Opinion
Despite major reforms, older Australians are waiting weeks for assessment and more than 200 days for services, while operators warn the sector is becoming less sustainable and increasingly dominated by large corporate providers.
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Policy & Reform
NSW warns of aged care funding gap
NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has warned that difficulties accessing respiratory assistive technology through aged care programs could increase hospital admissions among older people and place additional pressure on already stretched emergency departments.
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Wages
Aged care nurses receive final wage increase
Aged care nurses have received a fifth wage increase, completing a series of Fair Work Commission-ordered pay rises that have lifted annual earnings by up to $36,000 since 2022 and increased investment in workforce retention.
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Funding
Strong demand for WA’s $100m aged care loans
Following strong interest in WA's $100m Aged Care Low Interest Loan Scheme, the Cook government to begin negotiations with eight providers seeking to expand or upgrade residential aged care services.
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Wages
Minimum wage rise a win for aged care
Australia’s lowest‑paid workers will receive a 4.75% pay rise from July 1, lifting the national minimum wage to $26.44 an hour. The ANMF says the increase is “a step in the right direction” for aged care and other frontline workers…
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Tech & Innovation
Tech a double-edged sword for over 65s
Many older people say rapid digital change is leaving them behind, with technostress, scams and inaccessible online services creating new barriers to essential care, social connection and financial security.
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In-home Care
Preventing hospitalisations using a multidisciplinary care model
For too many older people, the supports they need don’t arrive early enough, or in a way that keeps them safe and well at home. Avoidable hospitalisations continue to place enormous pressure on older people, families and the health system.
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