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Policy & Reform
Fix aged care to fix hospitals: AMA
The AMA says delays in aged care assessments, home care and residential care are contributing to growing hospital pressures, with older Australians increasingly remaining in hospital after they are medically ready to leave.
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Clinical Practice
Aged care residents still want to give back
For some people who’ve spent a lifetime contributing to their communities, moving into aged care actually provides an opportunity to give back in ways they haven’t been able to for some time.
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Specialty
The hidden crime facing older Australians
Researchers say elder abuse remains significantly under-reported, with shame, family relationships and fear of consequences preventing many older Australians from seeking help or contacting authorities.
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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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In-home Care
Support at Home ‘rations care’, inquiry hears
The Senate inquiry into Support at Home has heard claims that Australia’s home care system is effectively rationing support, leaving more than 100,000 older Australians waiting for services and many families struggling to bridge the gap.
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Industry News
Aged care provider underpays staff $1.39m
Goodwin Aged Care Services has entered an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman after underpaying 335 workers more than $1.39 million, with the regulator urging aged care providers to review payroll compliance.
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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
Aged care nurses receive final wage increase
Aged care nurses have received a fifth wage increase, completing a series of Fair Work Commission-ordered pay rises that have lifted annual earnings by up to $36,000 since 2022 and increased investment in workforce retention.
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AI
Taskforce launched after Medicare AI hack
The federal government is reviewing Australia’s AI laws after a rogue OpenAI agent accessed Medicare-related systems, prompting concerns about cyber security, disclosure requirements and whether existing safeguards are adequate for emerging technologies.
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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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