ROYAL COMMISSION: At least $2 billion investment needed to reduce home care package waiting times
On the final day of the second series of hearings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in Adelaide, Commis…
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ROYAL COMMISSION: My Aged Care “waiting for people to die”
Ruth Harris has told the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety her 91 year old mother Joyce Edwards waited 1…
ROYAL COMMISSION: More help required for older Australians with disability accessing My Aged Care
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has today heard more support is required for older Australians with…
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ROYAL COMMISSION: Aged care workers share safety concerns; Councils prepared to support older Australians in their community
Four personal care workers fronted the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety yesterday to share concern… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Focus on home care supports
Hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care re-commenced in Adelaide yesterday, with a spotlight to be shown on … -
More Australians receiving home care, but overall wait list still growing
The Government’s latest home care data report shows the current ‘drip feed’ funding model is failing to reduce … -
Industry launches federal election campaign
A new campaign launched earlier this week by industry peak body Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) is urging polit… -
Damning home care report only tells part of the story, says peak body
Lack of audits, high fees, poor communication and staffing issues are just some of the “systemic problems” in the… -
Regional Australia the winner in Government’s latest ACAR results
Australia’s rural, regional and remote areas will share in over a third of 13,500 new residential aged care places … -
Website to combat specialist ‘bill shock’
Patients will be able to identify the true cost of specialist fees through a recently proposed Government-run website… -
Royal Commission releases first background paper
The aged care system’s size and shape is “constrained by Government through controls on supply of aged care place… -
$7.4m network to streamline aged care access
A new network of aged care navigator centres, information hubs and specialist advisers aims to streamline aged care a… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Waiting list frustration, more support needed for workers
Kaye Warrener’s husband of 56 years, Leslie, has been waiting for a home care package at his assessed level for 450… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Funding “not sustainable”, compassion crucial to effective care
Concerns around ineffective funding models and workforce skills mix were heard at the Royal Commission hearings yeste… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Dementia training falls short, more staff not the answer
Dementia is the “chronic condition of the 21st Century” and post-diagnosis support is crucial for people living w… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Serious risk increase, gaps in home care regulation
There were 3,773 reported assaults in nursing homes across Australia in 2017/18, the Royal Commission into Aged Care… -
Inclusive and diverse services under new action plan
Resources to help aged care providers, peak organisations and governments deliver inclusive and culturally-safe servi… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Too many “potholes” in consumer journey
Day two of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings in Adelaide brought concerns around malnut… -
More home care packages as Government commits $662m to aged care
An additional 10,000 home care packages across all levels will be made available as part of the Government’s recen… -
Government announces $70m in dementia support
Some of the most vulnerable Australians living with dementia will benefit from a world-first national network of spec… -
Industry bodies back banking royal commission recommendations
Peak bodies representing the views of older Australians have welcomed the Government’s commitment to adopt all 76 r…
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