Rapport with staff, control most valued by clients: research
The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has published a report into the drivers of consumer choice and perceptions of quality...
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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Some 6 per cent or 50,000 aged care clients access more than five Commonwealth Home Support Program services, unpublished data...
Shrinking home care workforce raises concerns: report
Despite continued growth in government-funded home care and home support, the sector's full-time equivalent direct care workforce has shrunk by...
Measuring quality in home care in focus at industry forum
The latest results from an Australian-first project trialling a tool to measure care outcomes in community aged care will be...
Report explores future of respite services under CDC
New efforts to assess and meet the needs of carers are required alongside consumer directed care policies in aged care and disability,...
Study to measure community aged care outcomes
A research-industry collaboration is testing a new tool that links care outcomes with the planning and review process to improve...