Josh Frydenberg’s first budget has generally been greeted with disappointment by the aged care industry, as ACI has reported elsewhere in some detail. One budget item the treasurer raised, however, gave me some reason for excitement. It was the announcement ...

“We’re not funded for how happy a resident is.” That’s one of the ways in which the current aged care system fails to incentivise good practice, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety heard. Lucy O’Flaherty, who heads ...

This week the Sydney hearing of the Aged Care Royal Commission started with testimony detailing the death of an aged care resident at a Bupa facility in late 2017. “We walked into the building and we walked into the corridor, ...

Labor has promised that, if elected, it will address inadequate staffing in aged care and ensure there is a registered nurse onsite at all residential aged care facilities 24 hours a day. Via a statement released yesterday, opposition leader Bill Shorten ...

You could be forgiven for missing the Lionel Bowen Law Building on Sydney’s Goulburn street. Its slate grey facade blends in on a sunless street situated between an apartment building and a decrepit looking car park. There is little fanfare ...

The South Australia Government has announced an Australia-first trial of CCTV installation across at least five aged care facilities in the state over a 12-month period. The government will invest $500,000 into the trial to be run by UK firm ...

Much has been said about person-centred care for people with dementia, but it’s time for change to make sure the good intentions of person-centred care don’t get lost in busy day-to-day routines. The crucial component needed to make this approach ...

Two years after the introduction of personalised funding in the home care sector, the evidence of its impact of increasing choice, control and quality through competitive markets is mixed. Research commissioned by the Department of Health to evaluate the experiences ...