Consumers Industry Finance Financial sustainability of the aged care sector continues to decline The latest report from StewartBrown, a chartered accountancy firm, has revealed that the aged care sector is continuing...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Award wage rise a positive for aged care workers A review of the national minimum wage (NMW) and the modern award minimum wage by the Fair Work Commission has seen a 5.2...
Consumers Elder Abuse Government Recent data shows over 500 sexual assaults in aged care in three months A recently released report from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has found that 530 sexual assaults...
Consumers Industry Government Labor wins Federal Election; Anthony Albanese is 31st Prime Minister The Labor Party came out on top this Federal Election and is expected to form a majority Government, with new Prime...
Industry Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing New aged care peak body entity full steam ahead In a momentous vote, members of aged care peak bodies Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) and Aged and Community...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care a hot topic during the first Election Leadership Debate The first Leadership Debate of the Federal Election campaign was held last night and hard-hitting questions were asked...
Consumers Industry Government Aged care workers set to go on strike for first time A majority of aged care workers across five large aged care facilities have voted to go on strike due to ongoing anger...
Consumers Caring & Carers Culture Awareness Pandemic has worsened the mental health of carers A recent survey from Carers Victoria has found that over 75 percent of carers in Victoria are experiencing increased...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Opposition Budget reply promises to fix the “crisis in aged care” The Labor Party has released its reply to the Federal Budget, pledging an extra $2.5 billion to the aged care sector and...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care workers biggest losers in Federal Budget The 2022/23 Federal Budget has not delivered for aged care workers and has left many organisations and groups...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Aged care wages barely keeping up with cost of living A new report, part of an election campaign launched by the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC), has found that the...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness A new dawn for DPS: investing in the future of care The future of Australia’s top-ranking Aged Care and Disability Support digital and printed resources is looking...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness One year on from the Aged Care Royal Commission’s Final Report It has been a full year since the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety handed down its Final Report into...
Consumers Culture Awareness Government Families encouraged to visit their older loved ones in aged care Following the National Cabinet endorsement of essential visitors in aged care, the Government and aged care peak bodies...
Consumers Industry Government New visitor access guidelines to be national standard after Government endorsement The National Cabinet has endorsed new visitation advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee...
Consumers Industry Government Federal Government bows to sector pressure, deploys ADF in aged care After weeks of denying the aged care sector’s request of deploying the Australian Defence Force in aged care, Prime...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Valmai Dempsey announced as 2022 Senior Australian of the Year Valmai Dempsey has been announced as the 2022 Senior Australian of the Year for her over 50 years of dedicated voluntary...
Consumers Industry Government Sector calls for defence force to be deployed in aged care, Government rejects request Aged care peak bodies and unions are requesting for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to be brought in to assist in...
Consumers Industry Government COVID-19 super spreader variant causing havoc in aged care sector With the aggressive spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, and the Government’s new attempt at a...
Consumers Industry Advice 2021: Our Year in Review 2021 was a year all about rebuilding for Australia. Whether it was developing on our knowledge from COVID-19 and...
Industry Advice Culture Awareness Aged care sector’s major representatives announce intention to form new industry body In a bid to change in line with the necessary reform to the aged care sector, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA),...