A grant by the Federal Government will be used for a "much-needed" upgrade of a rural Uniting aged care home. The grant of $530,000 will be used to significantly improve the quality of the environment and attractiveness for its residents. ...
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$135m for rural, remote and First Nations aged cares
The Minister for Aged Care announced new investments to improve access to aged care services for First Nations, rural, and remote communities. An investment of $135m for the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP) grants will be used to directly ...
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 »NHMRC announces dementia research budget
Plans include grants, campaign to attract talent from other fields. The NHMRC has unveiled plans for how the $200 million Boosting Dementia Research budget measure will be spent. This includes the opening of the new Dementia Research Grants Scheme, worth ...
More »Government to roll out aged care teaching centres
Nurses have welcomed the federal government’s commitment to fund new aged care teaching centres to help boost Australia’s workforce. The Federal Minister for Ageing Mark Butler announced $8.25 million in grants to universities and aged care facilities to set up ...
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