aged care reform
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Industry & Reform
Close the gap: 10-year plan for First Nations aged care
The Department of Health and Aged Care has released a 10-year plan to strengthen the nation's aged care system for…
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Workforce
Aged care nurses set to earn more from March 1
Registered and enrolled nurses working in aged care will soon be paid more under the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) changes…
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Industry & Reform
New year, same aged care crisis: Longer wait times, facility closures and hospital strain
Recent government data reveals that wait times for accessing aged care services have continued to grow year-on-year. The Productivity Commission's…
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Industry & Reform
Most retirees who rent live in poverty. Here’s how boosting rent assistance could help lift them out of it
Most Australians can look forward to a comfortable retirement. More than three in four retirees own their own home, most…
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Opinion
Facing the big home truth on dementia – opinion
Home is where the heart – and brain – is for the rapidly growing number of Australians diagnosed with dementia. …
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Workforce
$18.4m for clinical placements in aged care
The Albanese government has announced that it will invest $18.4 million to support more nursing students to enter the nation's…
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Clinical Practice
Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia – but many of us don’t know
Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have decision-making…
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Industry & Reform
Minister for Aged Care promoted to Labor cabinet
Minister for Aged Care and Sport Anika Wells has benefitted from a recent party reshuffle, in which Prime Minister Anthony…
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Industry & Reform
ACCAP Round 2 allocates $250 million for regional, rural and remote aged care
The government's Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP) is investing $250 million for the improvement of regional, rural and remote aged…
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Industry & Reform
A clearer path to quality care: Understanding Star Ratings
For residential aged care workers, delivering high-quality care is at the heart of their profession. The Star Ratings tool offers…
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Industry & Reform
10-year National Dementia Action Plan announced
The Albanese government has released its National Dementia Action Plan 2024-2034, aimed at creating a nation that's more “dementia inclusive.”…
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Industry & Reform
Government warned of home care waitlist blowouts
Older Australians are staring down longer wait times for basic support to help them live independently over the next six…
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News
BaptistCare merger the latest in a series of buyouts reshaping the sector
Following the successful merger of BaptistCare NSW & ACT and Baptistcare WA in March 2023, the boards of three more…
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Top Stories
Primary care involves more than GPs. A new review shows how patients can better access care
Stephen Duckett, The University of Melbourne Australians today are more likely than previous generations to live with complex and chronic…
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Industry & Reform
Not so “lucky country”: 1 in 5 Aussies retiring to poverty
Australians face the brutal reality of going through their entire working life unable to afford a home and subsequently ending…
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Top Stories
Albanese pledges fee-free TAFE as election campaign kicks off
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown Labor’s first election pitch at a major campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday, saying…
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COVID-19
$251m for Australian Centre for Disease Control
The Albanese government has pledged $251.7m to establish a permanent Centre for Disease Control (CDC) tasked with ensuring Australia is…
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Industry & Reform
Three new staffing quality indicators added for residential aged care
The Australian government has announced the introduction of three new staffing quality indicators to the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality…
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Industry & Reform
Union calls for worker penalties to be scrapped from new Act
As the dust settles on the highly anticipated introduction of a new Aged Care Act, many who stand to be…
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Industry & Reform
70% of providers concerned about pace of Aged Care Act rollout
A survey conducted by an Australian aged care peak body has revealed that seven in 10 providers are concerned with…
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Top Stories
‘National scandal’: Only 1-in-100 rentals are affordable for essential workers
Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia are affordable for the average nurse, construction worker, early childhood educator or hospitality worker. Anglicare Australia…
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Specialty Focus
Ageing population and govt reform drive demand for dementia respite care
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed this week that dementia is projected to become the nation's leading cause of…
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Top Stories
Both paid and unpaid carers sacrifice their own wellbeing, data shows
Concerning figures have been released regarding the mental, physical and financial wellbeing of the nation's carers. The Palliative Care Australia…
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Industry & Reform
$900 million for rural, remote and specialist aged care
Following the Albanese government's recent reform announcements, Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells has confirmed that $900 million will be…
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Industry & Reform
Sector reacts positively to new Aged Care bill
After months of anticipation, providers, peak bodies and consumers have reacted to the news of a bipartisan deal on the…
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