“I’m not afraid to die, ‘cause I reckon hell is here on Earth,” says one forgotten Australian, her large dark eyes shining and wet as she remembers her time in ‘care’. From 1947 until 1972, up to 10,000 children were ...

The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is a “step in the right direction” according to peak body Leading Age Services Australia (LASA). The announcement sees a focus on home care, rural and remote aged ...

Sometimes the best ideas are so obvious no one seems to pay attention to them. Reablement is such a clever idea that it seems almost unnecessary to have a specialised word in aged care for it. Yet it may be ...

The last 18 months have seen massive changes in the aged care sector. The new home care package process has resulted in many providers needing to invest in building a direct to consumer brand for the first time. There has ...

Blowing the whistle or ‘dobbing in’ a manager or work colleague for illegal or unethical behaviour might seem at odds with Australian culture, but that’s the service a Melbourne-based company is providing for a range of businesses. In the current ...

Aged Care Insite was on the ground in Adelaide this week for the 2018 LASA National Congress. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the presentations. LASA’s 2018 National Congress Monday program included a seminar on Reframing Dying in Australia, ...

The existing regulatory oversight of the aged-care sector has badly failed Australians and a new body alone won’t fix the issue. That’s what Labor’s message to government boiled down to regarding the establishment of a new watchdog for the sector. ...

The Royal Commission into Aged Care needs to go beyond the urgent problems of residential aged care to look at the full formal system of care and support. We need to ensure we can increase staffing levels in residential care and ensure ...