Disability groups slam ‘lean, mean’ budget
Disability rights groups say the federal government has delivered a “lean, mean budget" for people with disability, their families and...
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$70m budget boost for veterans home care
Veteran home care providers will get $70.5 million to support the provision of domestic assistance and personal care services to...
Key workforce issues remain despite aged care budget
Aged care CEOs and other stakeholders welcome the aged care funding in the budget but raise concerns over wages and...
Ballooning NDIS gets $13m in budget
The federal government has provided an additional $13.2 billion over four years for NDIS disability supports with the government warning the...
Budget to fund 80,000 new home care packages
The federal budget will fund 80,000 new home care packages as part of a $17.7 billion aged care investment. The...
Analyst predicts 30,000 home care packages in Budget
The federal budget will contain funding for 30,000 home care packages, a leading aged care economist predicts. Grant Corderoy Grant...
Budget delivers massive investment in home care
The federal budget handed down on Tuesday night has provided $1.6 billion over four years to fund 23,000 additional home care...
Call for federal budget to provide national carer strategy
The peak body for carers has called for a national strategy and a ministerial advisory council in its pre-budget submission,...
Govt denies ‘smoke and mirrors’ home care con
The federal government has denied using "smoke and mirrors" to con older Australians about home care by trying to pass...
Home care providers accused of resisting change
The home care sector has been “patchy” in adapting to the shift towards greater consumer control and many providers are...