CHA calls for a pause on Support at Home
Catholic Health Australia, the peak body representing Catholic aged care organisations, has told a Senate inquiry that Australia's new home...
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Shedding light on elder abuse
The federal government has launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of elder abuse. Beginning Sunday 28 July, the $4.8...
Elder abuse cases ‘tip of the iceberg’
Recorded cases of elder abuse in Australia underestimate the true picture, Community Care Review has been told. The Older Persons...
More HCPs needed, say stakeholders
A lack of any information about the government's response to the Aged Care Taskforce report and insufficient additional home care...
Not all aged care work of equal value: FWC
Non-direct residential aged care workers deserve a pay rise of between 3 and 7 per cent, the Fair Work Commission...
A fairer more equitable system, say stakeholders
Sector reaction to the long-awaited and much-anticipated taskforce report is largely favourable. Released today, the final report of the Aged...
Act consultation period extended
Following feedback from the sector, the government is allowing more time for stakeholders to review the draft of the new...
Draft Act lands; consultation begins
Government released the long-awaited exposure draft of the new Aged Care Act on Thursday and has offered the document up...
Industry finances ‘terrifying’, says expert
Speaking at a panel event discussing the care economy at the national conference of the Aged and Community Care Providers...
‘The endemic of ageism’
Almost 70 per cent of respondents to a national survey agreed that ageism is a “serious problem in Australia”. Conducted...
Government spending on community care projected to rise ‘significantly’
Australia’s ageing population will place further pressures on the aged care system and, in turn, government finances, warns the latest...
Regulator needs to better engage with sector, says report
The aged care watchdog needs to interact more with the sector, according to an independent review. Released on Friday, and...