Changes to ACAT/S and the scepticism around the decision
The Government will be going out to tender this year to both the private sector and current industry organisations to fill a si…
Industry
Additional concerns around aged care and home care rolls into the new year
Two recent reports have found that aged care facilities are still struggling financially and that the waitlist for Home Ca…
Close calls for aged care facilities in bushfire zones
Two Australian aged care providers have detailed their struggle through the last couple weeks of bushfires and how they ha…
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Bushfire affected aged care facilities and services facing challenges
The last few weeks has seen horrific news of towns decimated and lost lives, houses and animals across Australia. -
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us at Talking Aged Care!
The staff at Talking Aged Care wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! -
A merry year in review
There were some huge news events this year, making 2019 probably one of the most important and transformative years f… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Issues with consistent health and aged care
The final three days of this year’s Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings in Canberra heard f… -
Mature workers are struggling to find work in Australia
Older Australian workers are feeling excluded from the workforce, and have limited development opportunities and flex… -
OPAN launch multiple elder abuse prevention resources
National advocacy organisation, Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN), launched new elder abuse prevention resources … -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Health care and aged care systems don’t work together
The last hearings for this year of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, held in Canberra, the Aust… -
New Stolen Generations resources to guide aged care sector and medical experts
New resources for the aged care sector and medical professionals to better support Stolen Generations survivors was l… -
Peak bodies call on Government action to avoid New Year aged care emergency
Aged care peak bodies and service providers have united to petition the Federal Government to utilise their Mid-Year … -
VR workshop educates aged care workers in mealtimes for people with dementia
National peak body, Dementia Australia, has launched a new workshop through its Centre for Dementia Learning, utilisi… -
Health Transparency Bill passes in Queensland
A new standard of transparency for Queensland's private and public health and aged care facilities has been set with … -
National Registration Body for Aged Care Workers Launches
A national aged care workers registration body was launched last week, following multiple calls during the Royal Comm… -
Government announces $537 million aged care boost
On Monday, the Federal Government announced the delivery of a $537 million aged care funding boost in response to the… -
Push to keep older Australians in the workforce has split peak bodies
Australian Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has proposed upskilling older Australians to keep them in the workforce for lo… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: “Fundamental failings of clinical governance”
The second half of last week’s hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, were focused on… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Poor leadership among upper management
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is back this week in Hobart, Tasmania, with a focus on aged ca… -
Earle Haven inquiry recommendations to prevent future aged care service collapses
An independent inquiry into the forced closure of Queensland’s Earle Haven Retirement Village on 11 July this year … -
LASA review finds nearly 200 aged care services are in financial distress
Industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), has released a review finding nearly 200 residential aged …