Consumers Government Leadership Government trialling potential ACFI replacement in 2021 The Federal Government has announced a trial of an alternative funding model in the aged care sector, which could...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Dr Norman Swan explores COVID-19's impact on future aged care Physician and ABC producer, journalist and broadcaster, Dr Norman Swan, expressed the need for costly changes in a...
Consumers Education & Training Finance Aged care sector responds to missed opportunities in Federal Budget The Federal Government released the Federal Budget on Tuesday night which offered investments into the aged care sector...
Consumers Culture Awareness Government Peak bodies unify to create ten key principles for the future of aged care Six aged care consumer and carer peak bodies have banded together in a bid to outline their shared vision for aged care...
Consumers Industry Finance ROYAL COMMISSION: Lacking regulation and future funding changes The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held seven days of hearings, running from 14-18 and 21-22 of...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Senate Committee critical of Government response to COVID-19 in aged care A COVID-19 Senate Select Committee was held on 21 August, to receive evidence from aged care officials about the...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing ROYAL COMMISSION: Innovative housing and barriers to accommodation The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held two days of hearings last week, running from 13-14...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing ROYAL COMMISSION: Aged care wasn't prepared for COVID The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held hearings, running from 10-13 August, covering the impact of...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Victorian aged care facilities transitioning to single site operations COVID-19 has exposed the issues of employees working across multiple aged care facilities during a pandemic after a few...
Consumers Education & Training Finance Aged care is complicated but diverse legal and financial advice can help SPONSORED STORY - Aged care can be complex to navigate, especially when making decisions, which is why integrated...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Royal Commission will cover COVID-19 response and system failures Royal Commissioner, Tony Pagone QC, has highlighted that the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will be...
Consumers Allied Health Government ROYAL COMMISSION: Mental health, oral health and allied health The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held its first hearings last week since their postponement due to...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing New Service Compliance Rating for providers rolled out on My Aged Care As of 1 July, a new Service Compliance Rating has been launched in a bid to provide transparency to consumers around the...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Hearing your customer OPINION - As we progress with consumer choice in aged care it is increasingly important to ensure you are hearing the...
Consumers Finance Government Home Care Package pricing tool to assist provider transparency requirements Aged care peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), has developed a Home Care Package (HCP) Pricing Tool which...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Review of Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes put on hold The signatories of the Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes have decided it is still too early to tell...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Two weeks in - Aged Care Industry Code reflection and questions answered The Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes has mostly been adopted by a majority of aged care providers...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Two weeks inside an aged care facility during an active COVID-19 lockdown There have been a lot of stories from the Department of Health and Federal Government about how the aged care sector has...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Aged Care Royal Commission suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus concerns The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has just announced they have suspended all hearings and workshops...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Coronavirus stimulus package boosts aged care From 10-12 March, the Federal Government released stimulus packages for the healthcare sector and the economy, in...
Consumers Finance Government ROYAL COMMISSION: Need-based care and funding to reflect actual cost of care The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held a brief hearing in Adelaide on Wednesday to hear all of the...
VTCTA Community Transport Conference 2022 Victoria, 8 - 9 June, 2022 For the first time since 2019 the Community Transport Sector...
National Dementia Conference 2022 Melbourne - 23 - 24 June, 2022 The 13th annual National Dementia Conference will be...
Western Australia Care & Ageing Well Expo Perth - 30 - 31 July, 2022 The Care & Ageing Well Expo in Western Australia provides...
Care Expo Melbourne Melbourne - 12 - 13 August, 2022 With the launch of Care Expo Melbourne unable to proceed in...
Care Expo Brisbane Brisbane - 15 - 16 September, 2022 Following a highly successful event in 2021, Care Expo...
LASA National Congress 2022 Adelaide - 12-14 October, 2022 After a COVID-19 hiatus, the LASA National Congress 2022 will...