Benetas wins grant to provide more respite
Benetas has won a grant from the Victorian Government to offer more hours of respite to support carers across the...
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Royal Commissioners moved by carer’s account
Aged Care Royal Commissioner Lynelle Briggs has praised the “extraordinary” resilience of a woman who gave a heartbreaking account of...
Respite care viewed as ‘negative’, ‘risky’
Carers may not be accessing available respite services because of quality and safety concerns and a perception that residential respite...
Residential ‘road-test’ costing respite places
The royal commission has heard “significant” concerns about respite care and the effect of the “try before you buy” approach...
‘Try before you buy’ crowding out respite, report says
A report has recommended reducing the number of respite days that aged care facilities are allowed to offer amid concerns...