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Policy & Reform
States push for action on aged care bed block
State and territory health ministers are pressing Canberra for more Support at Home packages, arguing delays in aged care placements are worsening hospital bed block and straining public health systems.
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Workforce
Fuel relief for aged care workers
Thousands of aged care and community workers will receive a temporary increase in their vehicle allowance after the Fair Work Commission lifted the kilometre rate to help offset rising fuel and transport costs.
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Dementia
Carers struggling to access respite, advocates warn
Dementia Australia and Carers Australia are calling for an urgent national review of respite care, warning that many carers struggle to access affordable, appropriate and timely support despite years of reform commitments.
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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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Funding
More aged care funding, more questions
The federal government will increase residential aged care funding from October, but providers argue the rise fails to keep pace with growing wage and operating costs, leaving the sector under pressure.
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Wages
$5.3m back pay for aged care workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered more than $5.3 million for aged care workers after finding breaches involving overtime, broken shifts, minimum engagement periods and employee classifications across providers nationwide.
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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
July 1 changes to pay, super and leave
Aged care workers will receive a 4.75pc pay rise under the Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review, with the government saying the increase will add several thousand dollars to workers’ incomes as broader superannuation and parental leave reforms begin.
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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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