Quality regulator becomes aged care’s one-stop shop
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is now the single regulator of aged care services and the primary point...
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Where to for aged care as political turmoil settles?
Following a week of turmoil in federal politics that ended with a new Prime Minister and disappointment among some stakeholders...
Research finds assistive technology pays off
Significant savings could be made in health and aged care expenditure by boosting government investment in assistive technology, new analysis...
Budget: Government allocates $64 million to NDIS jobs fund
The Federal Government will set up a jobs and market fund to stimulate the development of disability provider markets in...
Budget: Treasurer expands government’s reverse mortgage scheme to full pensioners
The Turnbull Government is seeking to boost the retirement incomes of asset-rich, cash-poor pensioners by expanding the eligibility of the...
Budget: Additional home care packages, reablement trial for home support
The Federal Government will release an extra 14,000 high-level home care packages over four years in a bid to address...
Home care research exposes toll of unpaid travel and overtime
Low-paid disability support workers are spending large amounts of their working day in activities that are unpaid, a new study...
Government commits to new carer supports
The Federal Government will introduce a national coaching, counselling and peer support service for unpaid carers under its overhaul of...
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...
Why low home mods quotes could be costly
The focus on value-for-money criteria in home modification schemes is having some unintended consequences, writes Dr Andrew Martel. The adoption...
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...
Growing old without children: aged care’s sleeper issue
The experiences of older people who are childless are being overlooked in aged care policy and planning despite their growing...