Aged care peak wakes to new name
The nation’s industry association for providers of aged and community care services, retirement living, seniors housing and related services has...
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Provider survey highlights reform concerns
Over two-thirds of aged care providers feel transition timeframes for new reforms are too fast while five in six say...
Nurses may have to wait years for wage hike
In a submission to the independent workplace tribunal regarding the ongoing nurses and midwives work value case, the federal government...
‘Above and beyond’
"Thanks for caring" is the message today to Australia’s aged care workforce. Across the country, providers, residents and their families...
Whiddon exec appointed to nursing advisory body
Whiddon’s deputy chief executive officer Alyson Jarrett has been appointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Reference Group. An advisory...
State series keeps sector informed on reform
The provider peak body's state conferences have played a consistent role in keeping providers up to date with the reform...
Pay rise welcome, but frustration in delay
The provider peak acknowledges that aged care workers will be disappointed at hearing that their pay rise will be on-hold...
Stakeholders reject plan to delay pay rises
The government’s proposed timeline for funding the latest pay rises is will “slow the urgent tasking of attracting and retaining...
Act delay draws mixed reactions
Consumer advocacy groups have strongly reiterated calls for the federal government to deliver the new Aged Care Act sooner rather...
Tech council moving in with provider peak
The aged care sector's technology council and provider peak body are merging, the two organisations have announced. The move – announced...
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...
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...