The Albanese government has announced round two of the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program, making a further $200 million available to regional residential aged care providers. Successful grant applicants will have access the funding package, in addition to the $135 ...
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New national aged care design guidelines released
New draft aged care design principles and guidelines were released to make aged care homes less clinical and more community-oriented. In response to the royal commission, the Albanese Government released the final draft of the National Aged Care Design Principles ...
More »Albanese Government delivers 24/7 nursing mandate
The Albanese Government has fulfilled its promise of implementing the 24/7 nursing mandate across aged care facilities. From July 1, aged care homes were required to have a registered nurse on-site for 24 hours, seven days a week. A month ...
More »‘Still no sign’: Aged care homes still waiting for COVID-19 reimbursement
Aged care homes are being pushed further into debt as they are left guessing when an estimated half a billion dollars of emergency Covid expenses will be reimbursed. Federal Government introduced Covid support grants to assist aged-care providers in controlling ...
More »24/7 nurse mandate sees aged care homes close
Multiple aged-care facilities have been forced close due to workforce shortages in June and July, one month after a nationwide 24/7 nurse mandate was introduced into Australia's nursing homes. Last week three aged care facilities announced their closure, leaving 70 ...
More »Nearly 10,000 staff and residents infected with Covid-19
There are nearly 10,000 aged care residents and staff infected with COVID-19 in Australia. Recent data from the Department of Health and Aged Care has shown there are currently 9906 active COVID-19 cases in 1064 residential aged-care facilities across the ...
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