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Policy & Reform
Older Australians brace for rebate cuts
Opposition to the government's proposed private health insurance rebate changes is growing, with critics warning the reforms could make cover unaffordable for many older Australians living on fixed incomes.
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Policy & Reform
What’s keeping men out of care work?
Researchers say attracting more men to aged care and disability support will require better job security, improved conditions and greater awareness of the skills and rewards involved in frontline care work.
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Dementia
New tool targets early signs of dementia
A new questionnaire developed by Flinders University researchers could help detect early cognitive decline by identifying changes in navigation ability, a symptom increasingly recognised as an early marker of dementia.
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Governance
Closing the governance insight gap
The Aged Care Act and Strengthened Quality Standards demand unprecedented accountability from governing bodies. Yet new research shows boards may struggle to access the insights required to ensure safe, high quality care.
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Clinical Practice
Report reveals aged care VAD failures
A new national report has found that most aged‑care providers are failing to support residents’ access to voluntary assisted dying, with 73 per cent offering unclear or no access and two‑thirds providing no public information about the legal end‑of‑life option.
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Opinion
Aged care model needs rethinking: Opinion
Despite major reforms, older Australians are waiting weeks for assessment and more than 200 days for services, while operators warn the sector is becoming less sustainable and increasingly dominated by large corporate providers.
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Policy & Reform
ACQSC identifies ’key risk’ targets
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will focus on four key risk areas in 2026-27, targeting issues it believes present the greatest threats to older Australians' safety, wellbeing and rights.
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Workforce
Women nearly 70% of global health workforce
Women have driven the remarkable growth of the global health workforce over the past three decades, but a new study estimates the world still needs an additional 34.4 million health workers to achieve moderate universal health coverage.
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Funding
Aged care development ‘constipated’: Minister
The Federal Government has committed $25.9 million to expand six aged care homes across the Illawarra, with the projects expected to deliver 73 new beds and help ease pressure on local hospitals.
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Wages
Minimum wage rise a win for aged care
Australia’s lowest‑paid workers will receive a 4.75% pay rise from July 1, lifting the national minimum wage to $26.44 an hour. The ANMF says the increase is “a step in the right direction” for aged care and other frontline workers…
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Tech & Innovation
Tech a double-edged sword for over 65s
Many older people say rapid digital change is leaving them behind, with technostress, scams and inaccessible online services creating new barriers to essential care, social connection and financial security.
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In-home Care
Preventing hospitalisations using a multidisciplinary care model
For too many older people, the supports they need don’t arrive early enough, or in a way that keeps them safe and well at home. Avoidable hospitalisations continue to place enormous pressure on older people, families and the health system.
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