Amendment offers elder abuse safeguard for vulnerable South Australians
South Australia is working to right its wrongs when it comes to elder abuse following a horrific 12 months in the spo…
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Applying for the Age Pension ‘too hard, too complicated and too long’
Older Australians are coming forward in a new research report with complaints about the Centrelink application proces… -
End of life care project engages in second phase
Additional initiatives, new partnerships, technology innovation and policy roundtables are all part of the second pha… -
World unites for Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Australia is coming together and joining the rest of the world in a unified effort to stand against the ongoing “si… -
Improved aged care access for nation’s First Peoples at the heart of a new report
A landmark report focusing on the gaps, roadblocks and barriers experienced by older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isl… -
Elderly housing services ‘outraged’ by public housing shortfalls
A reduction in affordable housing and public assets has caused concern amongst Victoria’s elderly housing services.… -
Federal, State and Territory politicians encouraged to become Dementia Friends
A social movement aiming to transform the way the nations thinks, acts and talks about dementia has been given the vo… -
Program supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse seniors sees extension
Important discussions regarding national priorities and objectives of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) su… -
New approval round prioritises rural, regional and remote aged care places
A “record-breaking” new Aged Care Approval Round (ACAR) with a focus on aged care in regional, rural and remote a… -
Minister announces new Aged Care Pricing Commissioner
For the first time since its establishment, the Federal Minister for Aged Care, Ken Wyatt, has appointed a new Aged C… -
Government announces two new initiatives focusing on older Australians and aged care
Two new initiatives have been announced by the Federal Government around offering more choices for longer life, and t… -
Opposition and sector back Budget’s lack of aged care focus
Following on from last week’s 2018-19 Federal Budget announcement, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has come forward … -
Secret aged care audit sparks concern
Nurses “tired of inaction” on elder neglect are the driving force behind a secret state-wide audit of aged care f… -
Aged care financial and tax practices under inquiry
Following a string of controversy and hearsay, a new inquiry into the financial and tax practices of for-profit aged … -
Budget brings “mixed emotions” for aged care
Expectations that last night’s 2018-19 Federal Budget announcement would see 2018 as the “year of action” for a… -
Last minute priority pleas pre-Budget
Final pleas to make aged care a priority are being made by a number of the nation’s aged care peak bodies ahead of … -
More concern over the future of Australia’s aged care workforce
A two-year research project by major national industry super fund HESTA has offered an in-depth, insightful and poten… -
Palliative care passed over in Review recommendations
Disappointment has cast a shadow on some major changes within the health industry’s Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS… -
Increases to access of home care needs “immediate action”
A number of recommendations have been put forward alongside immediate calls for change by a coalition of leading chur… -
Aged care staff target for new mandatory flu vaccine
Following a devastating 2017 influenza (flu) season across the nation, the Australian Government has introduced compu… -
Responses to aged care Commission come rolling in
Consumer groups, advocates and aged care providers from across the nation are starting to respond to yesterday’s an…
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