Home, community providers to benefit from support package
New measures against COVID-19 have been unveiled for the aged care sector including a $235 million staff retention bonus for...
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$100 million for aged care coronavirus support
Greg Hunt, Scott Morrison and Professor Brendan Murphy announcing over $100 million in funding for aged care as part of...
Preparing for COVID-19 in the home care sector
Aged care minister Richard Colbeck and Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy will host a national webinar this Friday to...
Labor leader speaks out against aged care assessment tender
The Federal Opposition leader has called on the government to cancel its plans to put aged care assessments out to...
Govt home care announcement falls flat
If the government thought it had come up with an appropriate response to the interim report of the aged care...
Half a billion for home care in govt response to interim report
The federal government will roll out 10,000 new home care packages from next month in response to the interim report...
10,000 home care packages funded in $550m aged care boost
The federal government has announced $553 million in aged care spending including the release of 10,000 home care packages and...
Providers buckle up, pledge to co-operate with royal commission
As Australia’s aged care sector straps itself in for an 18-month royal commission that was ticked off by Governor General...
Aged care providers welcome Royal Commission
Aged care providers say they don’t fear scrutiny or accountability and have vowed to participate in the Royal Commission into...
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...
Providers disappointed aged care remains on outer ministry
Aged care providers have been left disappointed after Prime Minister Scott Morrison failed to appoint a dedicated ageing and aged...
Government under pressure over home package data
The federal government has come under pressure for its “woeful” inactivity on releasing home care package data at a key aged...