Government weighs cap on home care admin fees
A government committee is considering putting a cap on home care package administration fees amid claims some providers are charging...
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Department urges assessors to approve at ‘correct’ level
Aged care assessment teams have been cautioned not to compensate for home care wait times by approving older people for...
Next wave of home care queue data set for release
The Department of Health has told a Senate estimates hearing last week it intends to release the second round of...
Pressure mounts for government to act on home care waitlist
The Department of Health has not met its July deadline for the release of data on the new national queue...
Industry expected to take lead on workforce strategy, says government
Minister for Rural Health Fiona Nash at senate estimates on Wednesday The Federal Government has said that aged care providers...