Preparing for 2020: a how-to guide
To get ready for the home care changes ahead, the Aged Care Roadmap, future care at home discussion paper and...
Providers
Interactive webinar for providers on quality reform, My Aged Care
The Department of Health is hosting a live webinar for aged care service providers next week on the draft quality...
Home care waitlist should be budget priority: providers
Aged care industry peak bodies are calling for the Federal Government to act on the Tune Review recommendations to increase...
The future looks holographic
Mixed reality applications blend the real world with digital information presented as 3D holograms GPs will be holoported into people’s...
National home care queue grows to over 100,000
The number of consumers on the national queue for home care packages has grown by 14 per cent to over...
Comparing the aged care market: what information do consumers want?
A new project is exploring the information consumers need to choose an aged care provider in a client-driven market. The...
CHSP under pressure as some clients exceed intended number of services
Some 6 per cent or 50,000 aged care clients access more than five Commonwealth Home Support Program services, unpublished data...
Call to standardise CDC expenditure reporting
The reporting of home care monthly statements should be standardised across the industry and expenditure tracked over time to assess...
China’s ageing population creating new opportunities for Australian providers
Every three seconds another person in China turns 65, making it the fastest ageing population in the world, the inaugural...
Initiatives to deliver better care recognised in awards shortlist
An intergenerational program connecting kindergarten children with aged care residents, a workforce initiative and a specialist dialysis program are among...
Next wave of home care queue data set for release
The Department of Health has told a Senate estimates hearing last week it intends to release the second round of...
Choice and control to hit home support next
From left: Lynda O’Grady, Dagmar Parsons, Andrea Coote, Norman Swan, Michael Culhane, David Tune and Sean Rooney Limited data on...