More allied health workers needed to meet future demand
The number of allied health workers in home care rose dramatically between 2020 and 2023, but the sector's peak body...
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Help inform aged care reforms
The Department of Health and Aged Care is seeking input on several of areas of aged care reform including preparedness,...
Government releases overview of new home care program
The Support at Home program will bring all in home aged care providers under one funding model, a new paper...
Home care waiting list on downward trajectory
The number of people accessing a home care package is growing, with a reduction in the number of people on...
Proposed law introduces pricing caps for home care
Aged Care providers say proposed laws that would cap the amount of money home care providers can charge for administration...
Unspent funds hit $10k per client
Unspent home care funds are continuing to rise exponentially and the recent change to payment in arrears is unlikely make...
Home care providers ordered to continue services during lockdown
The federal government has issued a reminder to home care package providers that they are legally obliged to continue to...
Providers welcome HCP ‘milestone’ as wait times fall
The wait for a high level home care package has fallen to under a year for the first time since...
Financial light on the horizon for home care
In-home care is moving to a more financially sustainable level, a key economic benchmarking report says, but underlying issues need...
Govt says home care needs ‘overestimated’
The government says it has over-estimated by 5,000 the number of lower level home care packages it needs to roll...
Pricing table a carrot and stick for providers
The government has released a new data table revealing the median cost of common home care services across Australia, which...
Extra home care packages will boost home care bottom line by $116m
The home care sector is set to gain $116.5 million a year from the government’s commitment to release more than...